by Matthew Rehrl MD | Philosophy, Social Media, Social Media Ethics
I don’t drink and drive. Ever. And I go to extreme lengths not to do so. For example, if I am going to the symphony and I think I may want to have a single glass of white wine at intermission, I will either: Arrange for a town carTake a taxi or Uber (both ways)Spend...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Philosophy, Writing
In Buddhism there is a Sanskrit term, Upādāna, which can be defined as attachment, grasping, or clinging. In its various forms, it’s one of the principle causes of human suffering. In reference to clinging, at the end of this year, I have an important career decision...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Philosophy
I feel quite positive about my life over next 5 years. I don’t feel very positive about my life over the next 50 years. (I will most certainly be dead!) I don’t feel at all positive about the stability of human society over the next 100 years. (Global warming,...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Health, Philosophy
During my recent shallow dive into the deep pool called Wittgensteinian Philosophy, I did find some of his ideas regarding language-games interesting. Specifically, although I don’t fully accept that all problems of philosophy are problems of language, I do...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Philosophy
As I write this post, it’s 4 a.m. in the morning in Seattle. I’m in between real-time Wittgenstein lectures which I am taking through a live-stream from Oxford, England. (It’s 12 noon there, and everyone is probably having a cup of tea and...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Philosophy
I have a ratty, gray T-shirt with an equation written on it. It’s my favorite t-shirt. It’s partly my favorite t-shirt because it has hit the sweet spot of t-shirts: the point when it’s broken in to maximum softness and perfect fit, but has yet to...
