Nice article Bob and lots of interesting responses.
I home record for feedback for myself and to share what I'm working on with friends who have an interest. The repetition part is what has helped me the most with "red light fever".
I've also gone through periods where I would hit the record button and forget it. I found this to take a lot of the pressure off and if I was really feeling it, something good would come of it that I could use later.
I was playing with a buddy a couple of months ago and started the recorder while he wasn't watching. We nailed the performance and he laughed and said, "Too bad you didn't record that!" Joe Walshed him good that time, I did.
