Curiosity

All my life I have been extraordinarily curious. As a child, if I wanted information about something, I went to the library and looked it up. I loved everything about the library, the smell of old paper, looking up a particular book in the card catalog and being able to go directly to its place on the shelf, and just being among others who loved to read as much as I did. I spent hours in the library just learning about things. I didn't think it could get any better than that!

Then I bought a computer and gained access to the internet. I was absolutely amazed at how easy it was to satisfy my curiosity. How do you make a box kite? Do penguins mate for life? What is the population of Costa Rica? Where is the closest coffee shop? The answers were right at my fingertips, any time of the day or night. It was heaven for the chronically curious.

The web was my best friend when I began researching how to start my business. I read a lot of books about business, but on the web I was able to zero in on articles that answered my specific questions on setting up and running a business. While I gained a tremendous amount of knowledge, there were still things that I had to learn on my own. I also know that no matter how many articles exist on a given topic, there is always some bit of information, or a different way of looking at things that can be helpful to someone else.

So, I have been doing some writing the past few weeks, mostly articles on business, but I also plan to write about other things that I know something about and find interesting. If you are curious, here are a couple of links to some recent articles on business: What Does it Take to Run a Successful Business? and Proofreading: One of the Keys to Business Success

One thing though: as much as I love researching online, I still miss the smell of the old library.