Encouraging a culture of written communication
I love this topic.<p>I like writing. I've been writing all my life.<p>In the last couple of years, I have taken to building a "personal brand," by writing about the way that I design and develop software.<p>It's been really good for me. I find that it helps me to consolidate and focus my thinking. It also helps me to feel accountable, and I'm a big believer in accountability.<p>If I write something, it had <i>better</i> be true and accurate.<p>I often review everything that I write in public, and make even small grammatical corrections (I miss one, every now and then, though).<p>I also like reading. I <i>devour</i> books; usually escapist fiction. The first non-child book I ever read was <i>Where Eagles Dare</i>, by Alistair MacLean. I started reading because I lived in Africa, and the TV <i>sucked.</i>