<story><title>The Modos Paper Laptop</title><url>https://www.modos.tech/blog/modos-paper-laptop</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>bluescrn</author><text>You could make any PC or laptop into a &amp;#x27;low distraction&amp;#x27; device by disconnecting it from the Internet and having a minimum install of only the required productivity software.&lt;p&gt;It won&amp;#x27;t free you from the distraction of your other devices though, as you&amp;#x27;ve probably got a fully-online phone within reach.</text></item><item><author>elnatro</author><text>I would buy this in an instant.&lt;p&gt;A separated device to write my blog or some short stories would be a godsend to me. With each year it passes, I feel my concentration vanish more and more. A distraction-free device could help me regain some concentration (I think).</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>dredmorbius</author><text>There&amp;#x27;s some truth to your comment, and the one threat you&amp;#x27;ll never run away from is yourself, but it misses a lot.&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#x27;ve been using an Onyx BOOX Max Lumi as my daily driver for about a year.  It&amp;#x27;s an e-ink Android tablet, principally intended as an e-book reader (which I use it for), though it also serves quite well for podcasts, web browsing, and general terminal work (Termux &amp;#x2F; SSH).&lt;p&gt;If I really want to minimise distractions, I&amp;#x27;ll disable networking.  I can read local content (articles, or my Pocket stash), which is already ample distraction.  Or play back downloaded podcasts.&lt;p&gt;It is far more usable outdoors or under bright lighting than any laptop or tablet, which is itself highly useful.&lt;p&gt;Battery life is quite good &lt;i&gt;when reading ebooks&lt;/i&gt;.  This involves disabling Bluetooth, WiFi, and if possible, the Backlight, and avoiding screen repaints.  When used for podcasts or browsing, CPU drain is fairly substantial, though I can get well over a day&amp;#x27;s use per charge typically.&lt;p&gt;There&amp;#x27;s no social media or any other apps on the device.  My one authenticating app is Pocket.&lt;p&gt;The UI is not entirely as distraction-free as I&amp;#x27;d like, &lt;i&gt;but it is far more so than any other device I&amp;#x27;ve owned in decades&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;p&gt;Lacking colour and high-speed animations &lt;i&gt;is&lt;/i&gt; of and by itself a major win on distraction-free status.  So, interestingly enough, is the ability to take freehand notes on the device.  I&amp;#x27;d not anticipated doing that much, it&amp;#x27;s turned out to be a significant use.</text></comment>
<story><title>The Modos Paper Laptop</title><url>https://www.modos.tech/blog/modos-paper-laptop</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>bluescrn</author><text>You could make any PC or laptop into a &amp;#x27;low distraction&amp;#x27; device by disconnecting it from the Internet and having a minimum install of only the required productivity software.&lt;p&gt;It won&amp;#x27;t free you from the distraction of your other devices though, as you&amp;#x27;ve probably got a fully-online phone within reach.</text></item><item><author>elnatro</author><text>I would buy this in an instant.&lt;p&gt;A separated device to write my blog or some short stories would be a godsend to me. With each year it passes, I feel my concentration vanish more and more. A distraction-free device could help me regain some concentration (I think).</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>mtlmtlmtlmtl</author><text>I usually just turn my phone off if I need to focus. If someone &amp;#x2F;really&amp;#x2F; needs to reach me they could always call my workplace. And I avoid phone communication at all cost anyway.&lt;p&gt;I realise this is not an option for everyone of course. There&amp;#x27;s also apps that allow you to time lock your phone with exceptions for important things. Protip: set it up so you can get around it by rebooting the phone, in case you forgot to whitelist something, etc. Smartphones are painfully slow to boot anyway, so it still helps discourage the constant distraction if you can muster the will power to not do the reboot. More effort means you consider it rather than reflexively do it.</text></comment>