by Matthew Rehrl MD | Blogging, Habit, Writing Habits
How did I keep up a daily blogging habit for nearly a year? Well, one way is that whenever I was bored, or at loose ends, or just sitting there twiddling my thumbs, I wrote a blog post. Even if it was short. Or not very good. Or a post like...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Habit
Why do I have a coin bucket? The efficiency of effort. I never count change, pay with change, or take change with me. Instead, whenever I get home I empty my pockets and put all of my change into my coin bucket. Then, once a year, usually around December, I go to my...
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),...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Habit, Writing Habits
For the past several years, one technique I have used to expand my creativity is to go out on what Julia Cameron refers to as an “Artist Date.” I’ve used various names for it (see my post from 2018: Going Out on an Innovation Date). Roughly, it’s going at once a week...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Habit, Health, Writing, Writing Habits
The relationship between coffee and writing can be a magical bond, but when going through prolonged periods of intense writing it can also be a problematic one. A couple of cups of coffee over a couple of hours is a fine thing, but seven cups of coffee over seven...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Habit, Social Media, Twitter
Here’s the Oxford English Dictionary’s definition of an eddy: ‘The water that by some interruption in its course, runs contrary to the direction of the tide or current’ (Adm. Smyth); a circular motion in water, a small whirlpool. When we professionals...
