by Matthew Rehrl MD | Goals, Habit, Physician Career
There’s only one reason for being late to a meeting: poor planning. That’s why I see it as a sign of disrespect towards the person (or persons) I committed to meeting: they weren’t worth the effort to plan for carefully. Simply put, I see being late...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Goals
Goals should scare you a little, but inspire you a lot. Going to medical school scared me a little, but it changed my life. Running a marathon for the first time—especially because it was my first road race ever—scared me a little, but the feeling of running those...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Goals
I enjoy playing with my various mind-mapping software programs, my reminder lists, my calendar system and my organizational management software—all which are synchronized via the cloud between all of my devices. However, when I need my best focus (usually with goal...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Goals, Social Media, Twitter
Once a year, I take a substantial break from Twitter—I put it in a box. This year I stopped using Twitter the day before Thanksgiving and I intend to keep off of it until the day after Christmas—roughly one month. I don’t do anything fancy to achieve this...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Goals
November is the month I start brainstorming my goals for the following year. It’s a running list on my Reminders app, making fleeting ideas very easy to capture. During November, this list will expand to about 10-15 possible goals for the following year. Then, in...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Goals, Habit, Writing Habits
For the past decade, every Sunday Morning (with rare exceptions) I spend 1-2 hours doing what I and David Allen (of Getting Things Done fame) call The Weekly Review. A lot gets done in this review. I do some light things (such as reviewing my weekly affirmations),...
