by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing, Writing Habits
I have two writing muses. One is Yoda: “No. Try not. Do, or do not. There is no try.”Yoda. Star Wars:The Empire Strikes Back Here’s a link to the best scene in Star Wars.
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing, Writing Habits
People need a place to think, their own “thinking-spot.” Here’s one of my thinking-spots, about a ten-minute drive from my home, on the shores of Lake Washington, in a city called Kirkland. (It’s not my best thinking-spot—I want to keep that one a secret!) It has all...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Play, Writing, Writing Habits
As adults, we underestimate the value of play. It’s important to resist this bias. For example, one of the most valuable tools for a writer is editing (which happens to be one of the skills I most need to develop), so next to my keyboard I have Stet! Dreyer’s...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Blogging, Writing, Writing Habits
I have just completed 183 consecutive daily blog posts—a content rich, one-half year block of blogging! So what am I going to do to mark and celebrate this occasion? I am pulling out out my jade inuksuk piece and putting it it on my desk this week. (I have a...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing, Writing Habits
In the photograph above, my one-and-a-half-year-old cat Roo is “all-in” when it comes to being in this storage drawer. He is fully committed to the experience. As a physician, I know—physically, mentally, and emotionally—what it means to be all-in on a career. I have...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Writing, Writing Habits
I love Post-it Notes. I’ve written about them before (Sticky Notes: A Simple “Idea-Capture” Technology), but some things are just so fabulous it’s OK to write about them more than once. Consider the famous quote by the Roman Architect Vitruvius: Firmitas,...
