by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing, Writing Habits
I love tools which do one thing exceptionally well. The photo above is of a pair of 3M Optime 101 headphones which do one thing exceptionally well: noise reduction. Sure, they aren’t “noise-canceling,” and they don’t play music. They also aren’t stylish or...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Writing Habits
My Sunday morning weekly review, which I have done every week for over a decade, is my favorite organizational task. There are two parts to this review process, the physical and the digital. The physical is quite simple. I go to the Inbox on my desk, and work through...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing, Writing Habits
If Simplicity and Clarity had a child, that child would be called Delete. As I approach my 181st consecutive post this year, I have finally discovered my favorite key on my keyboard: Delete. It’s this key which makes my writing more simple. And it’s this...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Blogging, Writing Habits
When blogging, often less is more.
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Social Media, Writing Habits
Here’s how I used this morning’s journaling time (see the results above) to create a small idea for a podcast. Note the odd train of thought, as indicated by arrows: First I had it in my mind I was going to write a small haiku ⇒Should I use a single haiku for a blog...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Habit, Writing, Writing Habits
Twice a week, every Monday and Wednesday morning at 9:30 a.m., I drive my wife to her stable and wait for her to finish, giving me roughly two hours of downtime. Although I occasionally play around with my photography there (see my photo above of one of the more...
