by Matthew Rehrl MD | Apple, Philosophy
At WWDC21, Apple announced an improved Apple Maps experience. As an adult, I get a lot of use out of Apple Maps on my iPhone, and I do see the personal value of making it better. However, I do wonder if evermore smartphone technology is a net good for teenagers. Sure,...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Philosophy, Poetry
I heard an interesting question raised by the Irish poet and philosopher John O’Donohue: How does the Earth see you? You see, we (humans) spend all of our time asking questions about the various ways in which the planet can provide for us. It’s all about how we...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Philosophy
“The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne.”― Geoffrey Chaucer, The Parliament of Birds Let’s talk about philosophy and language. To understand Nietzsche, do I have to know the German language? To understand Rousseau, do I need to speak and write French? To...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Philosophy
There is beauty in trees.There is beauty in flowers.There is beauty in art.there is beauty in music.There is beauty in the person you love.There is beauty in a cat.There is beauty in mathematics. But there is no beauty in business. Ever. Something to...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | AI Ethics, Philosophy
Everywhere we remain unfree and chained to technology, whether we passionately affirm or deny it. But we are delivered over to it in the worst possible way when we regard it as something neutral; for this conception of it, to which today we particularly like to pay...
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...
