Why I blog

I blog for many reasons, the biggest being to try and keep out a dyslexic-like reading problem that I had when I was a child. Dyslexia is irreversible. Since I can read now, I ruled that out. But there was a time when I had problems distinguishing alphabets from each other. I was the dumb one in school, the one with a phobia of reading anything out loud. When I hit my early teens, the condition eased off (I think), in part because my parents would force me to write.

I may have gone off the deep end in college but there’s nothing like studying math and writing code to force yourself to be precise in what you write. And to satisfy a one-time dream to write my own video games because the ones then sucked. I came out bruised and battered but had a lot more confidence. I don’t write much at work apart from short emails and the occasional proposal. I thought blogging would make up for it.

The other reason why I blog is subject matter. I have an interest in how organizations work. In particular why companies almost never do what they promise to do and why they can’t seem to escape the Peter Principle. When managers are elevated to their level of incompetence (and I bet you can name a few), you’re watching the Principle in action. It wreaks havoc on your blood pressure and shortens your lifespan. No organization I know escapes the Peter Principle, not MNCs, not Chinaman companies. Did I mention MNCs.

I know its not a popular blogosphere topic so I was prepared to have no readership let alone comments. That’s why I am happy to see a comment when I check out my blog. My appreciation to all of you who bother to say something, including regulars like LC Teh and the rest of you. You guys rock man.