by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing, Writing Habits
Back in my marathon running days ( way back!), I had a system—a rhythm—for training that worked every time. I trained 6 days a week. I rotated off mild running days, with moderate running days, punctuated by one long run each week. I then took the day after my long...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing
In the Apple series Home, the architect Anna Chavepayre said: A good architect is a lazy writer; doing less is more. Here I think she’s talking about the practical and aesthetic value of minimalism—doing what is essential, but no more. Subtracting rather than adding....
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Twitter, Writing
In my physician days attending medical conferences, whenever I tweeted about the physician speakers I “mentioned” ( by using the @ symbol) both the speaker’s Twitter handle and their organization’s Twitter handle. Example: I just heard a great talk from @DrX...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Blogging, Writing
The bench pictured above is one of my favorite early morning blogging spots. It’s about 5 minutes away from my home, located in a small park in Medina, Washington, right on Lake Washington. In the background is Mercer Island. It’s reasonable quiet, without any car...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Blogging, Writing
Here’s one of my favorite places to blog: in my car, waiting for my wife as she runs an errand. Granted, my car isn’t a great place for experiencing the deep creativity I need for writing fiction or the focused organization I need for writing non-fiction or the...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Editing, Photography, Writing
In my photography journey, I mostly create black and white photographs. My editing approach for these photographs is as follows: Take the initial photograph in color at the highest pixel densityDo a rough cropConvert to black and white using an auto settingPlay with...
