by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing, Writing Habits
During long stretches of writing, I usually write in fifty-minute blocks with ten-minute breaks. And what do I do in those breaks? Lately, I have been going to my balance board for five of those precious ten minutes. I am not sure it helps my creative process, but it...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing, Writing Habits
I am trying to increase my daily writing time. Currently I’m roughly at two hours a day, but in November, I hope to increase it significantly. But what do I mean by writing time? What does it include, and, more importantly, what does it exclude? My writing time...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Habit, Health, Writing Habits
I am a morning person—a 5 A.M. morning person. I am also an Eat That Frog! kind-of-guy. (By this, I mean I believe in Brain Tracy’s advice to always do my most important task first.) My dilemma? I am trying to decide whether to first do a 5 A.M. workout or to first do...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing, Writing Habits
In best-selling author James Patterson’s Masterclass on writing, he states that the key to success is passion plus habit. I agree. Passion acts as the emotional energy, but habit is the discipline that allows one to harness it. I am reasonably solid in both, but if I...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing, Writing Habits
I am gearing up for a significant personal 6-month project which starts October 1st. For me, the question isn’t whether I have the brain power, or the creativity, or the skill, or the energy, or the time, or the seed money, or the talent. It’s whether I have the...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing, Writing Habits
As a physical writing device, I find my iPhone the least friendly for typing. For me, the keyboard is relatively unstable using two thumbs, especially on my writing app of choice—Ulysses. When I type, even the slightest thumb miss results in a large cursor movement to...
