by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing
When I do serious time blocks of writing, I use a modification of the Pomodoro Technique. The classic Pomodoro Technique is a writing system in which you set a physical timer for 25 minutes in which you do a focused burst of writing, followed by a 3-5 minute break,...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Philosophy, Writing
Here’s the Dunning-Kruger effect in a nutshell: Incompetent individuals lack the metacognitive skills that enable them to tell how poorly they are performing, and as a result, they come to hold inflated views of their performance and ability.Justin Kruger and David...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Habit, Writing
I appreciate the benefits of engaging with all information on a screen including verbal content, or the visual information contained in figures and tables. However, if I am seeking a deep understanding of some subject matter, nothing is better for me than printing out...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Writing
I typically “read” in one of four ways. Physical Books. This is my favorite tool for what I call deep reading—a reading which requires intense thought, and where note creation and highlighting are trivial. I like to physically engage with the books, including...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Writing
There is a visceral pleasure with stapling together papers. I pull individual pages of an article off the printer. I align them and angle them carefully under the “crimp area” of the stapler. Then I do a two-part press of the stapler. The first movement is slow and...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Ikigai, Writing
I didn’t become a writer when I started my blog. I didn’t become a writer after my 50th blog post, my 100th blog post. I didn’t become a writer after I got paid for my writing. I didn’t become a writer after my 4th writing conference. Nor did I...
