Bold Boasts and Expectational Debt

There’s been a discussion going on over at the Software Testing Club, specific to reading technical books, but in general, the idea of making a”Bold Boast” to accomplish some goal and put yourself on the hot seat. On the positive end, I think that there is a value to making a “bold boast” if it will actually get you to be motivated to accomplish something, but there’s a down side and a dark side