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But there's negative value in telling people what you're really up to. I first heard it from Derek Sivers who said that Repeated psychology tests have proven that telling someone your goal makes it less likely to happen [1]. And it actually makes sense...

So it might be better to engage in some little public self-embarassment than go around telling what you're up to...

[1] http://www.ted.com/talks/derek_sivers_keep_your_goals_to_you...

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interesting, thanks. Hemingway said the same about writing: he'd work until he knew where he would pick up the next day. Then he could stop. In between, he'd not want to talk about what he'd worked on or planned to next sessions as that would get in the way of actually doing it.

I've had success writing code this way. If there's a wall, talking about it helps; if there's a flow, shutting up and letting your subconscious at it helps more.

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