> Is there a requirement for this effect to work that you publish your writing, exposing it to external scrutiny? It isn't the publication that confers this pa

> Is there a requirement for this effect to work that you publish your writing, exposing it to external scrutiny? It isn't the publication that confers this particular benefit, if that's what you are asking, but the threat of publication. But the threat needs to be credible to confer the benefit. Whether the threat can remain credible if the work is never published probably differs from person to person.