"When one is forced to talk incessantly, to have an opinion on everything, to always express oneself, there remains little room for thoughtful consideration of what one is saying (not to mention time ot listen to others.)"

(J. Macgregor Wise. 2004. An Immense and Unexpected Field of Action: Webcams, Surveillance & Everyday Life. Cultural Studies 18(2/3): 424-442. (p. 431)

He is writing about bloggers here... and often, it seems that he's right.

That said, I'm going to use blogging as a means to force myself into actually making progress with daily "what I did today" updates. Working from home with no nearby institutional support is HARD.