by Matthew Rehrl MD | Philosophy, Writing
Every once in a while I break out my Swarovski crystal Back Swan totem ( I don’t think they make it anymore, but they do make a Black Swan Necklace) and I place it front and center on my desk, just behind my keyboard. It’s to remind me of the role of randomness in...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing
My office wall, which I face every day while I am writing on my iMac, has a bunch of my degrees and certifications hanging on it. All are well framed, and all have some level of significance for me. Yet lately it bothers me to look at them. Why? I feel like I am...
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...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing
I had a discussion with someone the other day who is frustrated with the unwritten “rule” that authors shouldn’t submit children’s books with talking animals. This person contends that there are plenty of examples of best-selling children’s books with talking...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Blogging, Writing, Writing Habits
This particular blog post is being created using the native voice to text digital dictation software on my iPad iOS system. There’s nothing fancy going on here. I am simply dictating a blog pos rough draft directly within my Ulysses software program and I will...
