by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing, Writing Habits
Twice a year my habit is to take a week off for something I call Deep-Think Week, but this year I’m modifying it to include several days of Deep-Writing. I have a current writing project which has yet to turn the corner, but what do I need to turn this corner?...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Ikigai, Writing Habits
Look around your bathroom and your bathtub (perhaps next to your soap or bubble bath?). Those dogeared books and magazines you read in the tub? There is a good chance they have got something to do with your ikigai.
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing, Writing Habits
Here’s one of my favorite quotes from On Writing Well: Writing is thinking on paper. Anyone who thinks clearly can write clearly, about anything at all.William Zinsser Whenever I get stuck on a writing project, it’s because I have lost clarity of thought. Think...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Twitter, Writing, Writing Habits
I am just over one-third of the way through my Holidays Twitter-Sleep, which I’ve scheduled from Thanksgiving through Christmas. It’s going surprisingly well. For the first few days, I did have a desire to check my Twitter feed; I told myself it was to...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing, Writing Habits
One place I enjoy writing, especially in the early morning, is at my kitchen counter. And one reason I enjoy writing here is that a few feet away, facing me, is my classic Kit-Cat Klock, with its rhythmic eye movement and tail wagging, coupled with a gently mechanical...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Ikigai, Writing, Writing Habits
I don’t think the pursuit of excellence is linear, like this: beginner’s mind → journeyman → mastery Rather, I think it is a continuous, cyclic, equilibrium: beginner’s mind ⇄ journeyman ⇄ mastery ⇄ beginner’s mind
