by Matthew Rehrl MD, MS | Sep 22, 2022 | Ikigai
As I have pointed out before (Why “Following Your Passion” is Overstated), I am not fond of the word passion as something noble to strive for, and it’s certainly not my favorite choice for the apex or driving force of pursuing one’s ikigai. But what are the...
by Matthew Rehrl MD, MS | Sep 8, 2022 | Ikigai
The verb pivot—first used in the mid 1800s‚is defined as follows: intransitive. To turn on, or as if on, a pivot; (Military) to swing round a central point during a manoeuvre. Also figurative: to depend on, to hinge on.Oxford English Dictionary It was based on the...
by Matthew Rehrl MD, MS | Aug 28, 2022 | Ikigai
There’s been quite a lot of discussion recently about “quiet quitting”—the act of doing the bare minimum of your assigned tasks and no more. Most of these discussions revolve around the balance between finding life-work balance vs. putting everything...
by Matthew Rehrl MD, MS | Jul 28, 2022 | Ikigai, Writing
One of the great benefits of having a written mission statement is it helps prevent your life’s purpose from being hijacked by someone else. In these turbulent socio-political times there are many causes worthy of attention. However, the question for you and I isn’t...
by Matthew Rehrl MD, MS | Jul 18, 2022 | Ikigai, Physician Career, Writing
The words “I’m all in” when discussing one’s career are easy to say, but hard to implement. These words don’t just mean putting all your efforts towards learning and practicing a craft. They also mean not doing quite a few other things—things such as going on...
by Matthew Rehrl MD, MS | Jul 5, 2022 | Ikigai, Physician Career
I’m planning to take my 10-year Family Medicine recertification exam in May 2023, and in preparation for this, I just got my first study guide, the 827-page Swanson’s Family Medicine Review. The test itself has a simple structure: 4 sets of 75 multiple choice...
