I am an INTP. And frankly blogging often makes me tired, very tired. I like thinking, deep thoughts, product ideas, philosophical ideas, and even explaining it to any intelligent person. But I don't like talking about it all the time. INTP's need to regenerate after a talking session. Blogging somehow compels you to "talk" more than you would like to and so you cannot fully regenerate before the next round.

I am not saying that INTP's shouldn't be blogging. But I think they should be less frequent bloggers, updating whenever they feel like instead of feeling a vague compulsion to do it everyday or even every week. That is a liberating thought, isn't it?

INTP mindset is unsuitable for tasks requiring frequent communication. INTJ's are better at it. So what am I saying?

Let us look at it from a different angle. Programmers are mostly INTP's. Have you seen any programmers who has recently started heavy blogging become more productive? I would even suspect the reverse would be true.

While none of us need code monkeys, we do need dedicated programmers, people who focus well on the task at hand. Blogging can be distracting, I speak from long experience. When I am in heavy coding mode, I refrain from frequent postings. And when I post it is mostly to rehash some ideas we encountered during the coding binge.

What is your experience on the effect of blogging on productivity?