by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Writing Habits
In an effort to improve my creative output I’ve taken it upon myself to review my creative habits in the context of simplicity. I especially want to focus on my daily creative habits and ask the question of “why?” If I can’t clearly articulate a why,...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Philosophy
If you have a chance, rut around your attic and look through some of your old high school books. If you’re fortunate, you will find an old dog-eared copy of Aristophanes’ play The Clouds. Reread this book and spend some time on considering the why behind...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Writing, Writing Habits
I’ve discussed writing as an infinite game before on my blog, usually just as a side note (Infinite Games—Solitaire Anyone? and Kaizen, Infinite Games, or “Just Playing Around A Little”?). But I now realize that an infinite game mindset is critical for my success as a...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Stress
For me, stress is the enemy of creativity. For example, in preparation for my tax visit in two weeks, I discovered a significant error on my bank’s tax form (it didn’t list several significant tax transactions). I believed this was going to be a hassle to...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Philosophy
Here is Kant’s “Togetherness Principle”: Thoughts without content are empty, intuitions without concepts are blind.Kant Although this is usually considered part of Kant’s theory of cognitive dualism about sensibility and understanding, I think it also has something to...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity
Curious cats and jigsaw puzzles are never a good fit. To live a creative life, I do think it’s important to stretch myself and to try different things. But (and like I should have with my cat during my recent jigsaw puzzling-time!) it’s equally important to respect my...
