by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing, Writing Habits
I am disciplined and I have a consistent morning routine. But this morning I woke up and broke my routine. I sat down at my iMac and I immediately wrote and scheduled 4 blog posts (5 including this one). Why did I do this? Because—apart from my wife and cat (who...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing, Writing Habits
Do or do not. There is no try.Yoda Reading about writing is great. Researching for writing is fine. And going to writer’s conferences is fun. But we all know is the key to becoming a good, productive writer is to sit down at the keyboard and write....
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Writing, Writing Habits
I don’t believe writers can schedule creative—at least I certainly can’t. But I do believe they can create an air-tight system of idea capture, and then they can schedule time in front of their keyboard to develop one of those ideas. In fact, I’d say it’s...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Writing Habits
In an effort to improve my creative output I’ve taken it upon myself to review my creative habits in the context of simplicity. I especially want to focus on my daily creative habits and ask the question of “why?” If I can’t clearly articulate a why,...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing, Writing Habits
To master the craft of writing, I need to master three separate elements. The first element is consistency. I feel I am well on the way to achieving this. I have blogged every day for roughly the past 500 days, and because of this I’m going to give myself a...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing, Writing Habits
The author Steven Pressfield—one of my writing role models—says there is a force in the universe called the “Resistance” that actively opposes all creative people in pursuit of their goals and dreams. It’s a force which isn’t just trying to slow them down...
