by Matthew Rehrl MD | Habit, Writing, Writing Habits
Twice a week, every Monday and Wednesday morning at 9:30 a.m., I drive my wife to her stable and wait for her to finish, giving me roughly two hours of downtime. Although I occasionally play around with my photography there (see my photo above of one of the more...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Habit, Philosophy, Twitter, Twitter Ethics
For the past decade, every Sunday morning, I do a weekly review. It’s based on an organizational system called “Getting Things Done” (GTD) created by David Allen. During this weekly review, which is focused mostly on the nuts and bolts level of prioritizing individual...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Book Reviews, Habit
On a recent set of road trips from Seattle to Wenatchee to get our Covid vaccinations, my wife and I had the pleasure en route of listening to Marie Kondo’s audiobook Joy At Work. For those of you who don’t know her, Ms. Kondo is a Japanese tidying expert whose...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Habit, Mind
What is deep reading? Here are some definitions mined from the internet: Deep reading is the active process of thoughtful and deliberate reading carried out to enhance one’s comprehension and enjoyment of a text. Richard Nordquist (ThoughtCo) Deep reading, also...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Habit, Writing
For me, the most valuable real estate on my iMac is the upper-left corner of my screen. Why? Because it is a “hot corner” : A digital action initiated by cursor placement in any of the screen corners through the iOS Screensaver app, which in the case of my...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Habit, Writing
I appreciate the benefits of engaging with all information on a screen including verbal content, or the visual information contained in figures and tables. However, if I am seeking a deep understanding of some subject matter, nothing is better for me than printing out...
