Why I blog

Every self-respecting blog seems to have one, a post about why the blogger blogs. It's my turn now. So why do I blog? I'm not a natural writer, more of a talker/chatter-type of person. I do not think I have anything much of use or interest to say on the whole (mankind will not likely be eternally grateful for my taking up my space in cyberspace). My blog does not offer the holy grail to getting an MBA. So why do it? I started out blogging 'in the shadows', I would make occasional entries but they were not intended to be read by anyone but me. I figured it'd be nice to record part of this journey for myself. Add to that the fact that I'm an inveterate article-clipper (virtual and paper), a true information junkie and I wanted a place to store some of my links.
After a while though, the nature of how I felt about my own blog started to change. You see, I don't know anyone else in person that has got an MBA or is thinking of doing one. Especially not abroad and fulltime. So for the first part, it was quite a lonely road, and by blogging it somehow seemed less lonely. I've 'met' fellow bloggers, read their blogs and 'talked' to them, got advice from others in the blogging community and learned from them. In my own way, this blog is about me trying to make my MBA world a less lonely place (and it's worked, shout out to everyone who's been so kind to me, you guys know who you are!!!), a vent for my feelings about what's happening, and a place to record links and articles of interest.

There you have it, my excuse to blog.

As always, my entry wouldn't be complete without a few links of interest:
* Email might affect your IQ, read this article in the Guardian about it (and take the test);
* The Times ran a story on the boss of the Royal Opera, which also announced 10 pound tickets for students;
* Read all about it: the stress epidemic that's haunting our modern life (what shocked me was reading about cats being on antidepressants.... where has this world gotten too!);
* One of my favourite shows is 'What not to wear', and now there's a WNTW do it yourself Style Barometer.