Titling this post as Canon of Values, or Value Code is tempting but the fear of being preposterous won over. On hindsight, the choice of the word alone would somehow show a glimpse of who the writer is, and what are those that he/she values more. In my case it tells me that I value what other people might say about my written work.

For some, the critique matters less or not at all. This is a personal blog anyway. But for me, the critique is a controlling aspect of my writing style. I would often argue in favor of substance as against style, believing that the message is more important than the way the message is being drafted, but my fingers would not press the keys when something seems to bother me.

Honesty is one. When I feel not true to the words, or when I am just writing just for writings sake, or what the young would like to say ‘ek-ek lang’, I can not find the strength to write. I must not pretend to know something or I don’t write. Or I should find the justification why I should write on that topic.

This justification idea came about because of expertise thing. When writing about economics, my first reaction is that, what made you think you have the right to discuss economics when you know so little about the topic? On the other hand, I also told my self, do I need to be an expert to discuss something? Why? What’s wrong with it?