by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Writing, Writing Habits
No matter how powerful your idea is—even if one day it will be as powerful as a mighty dragon—it is easy to kill it at birth. Don’t kill your baby dragons!
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Writing, Writing Habits
Totem: figurative. A sign, symbol, or example; a guiding principle or value.—Oxford English Dictionary I have a set of desk totems. Every month or so, I pick out one to place next to my computer to help give me clarity around a problem or challenge I am experiencing....
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Photography, Writing, Writing Habits
I have yet to find my writing voice, but I have found my photography voice. As my Flickr page shows, my best photos show me leaning sharply towards black and white photography and show me seeking bareness in my photos. I like sharp contrasts, deep shadows, and...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing, Writing Habits
I have several books which I reread at least once a year. These are books that I want to make part of me. My favorite? The Elements of Style, by William Strunk and E.B. White. Just consider two of the directives in the first chapter ( and this book gives directives,...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Writing, Writing Habits
At my desk I have a print called Reaching for the Stars, created by the artist Marvin Oliver. Isn’t that Raven, stealing the box of light from the chief and delivering it to the black sky (giving us the sun, moon, stars, and planets), a tricky little thing? Anyway,...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Ikigai, Stress, Writing Habits
There has recently been some mild controversy in the investment banking community about the role of the 130-hour work-week for their junior employees, with some of the old guard thinking this is just fine—based, I believe, on the principle “I did it, so you should...
