When I was a young, innocent kid, growing up in the small German town of Bonn, I remember one thing very well. That is, looking at my father’s Bild Zeitung (he is and was a big football fanatic) and seeing the cartoon “love is …” Each week (or day, I don’t remember), a new cartoon would appear, with a new definition of love. Whether it made a difference, I don’t know, but it does still have some nostalgic value.

Today, …

Similar to love, I think that writing or “blogging,” as the kids call it, has a certain subjective value. I think that, from my observation of my own behaviour and that of others, blogging is … the desire to figure out stuff. I started blogging as a student, as did Jeremy, Fidji, and many others on Tech IT Easy. Now, as my study-time is over, I find myself having less time for studying, which is sad really. What has taken over is that “learning on the job” thing, which makes you good at building up routines, but not necessarily at the brain-qualities that blogging benefits from.

I think that blogging also fits other paradigms, such as to publish news, to market something or someone, and to make money, many of which aren’t my own, but which certainly have more relevance to “in business” thinking and action.

Just one of the thoughts floating through my mind this week, as I’m spending a lot more time figuring out stuff, than learning on the job.

Vincent