Of course the distraction problem is between our ears. This is their way of solving it. Good for you that you can tune out distraction more easily.
It looks like the internet equivalent of moving from a coffeeshop to a quiet room in your apartment.
Another aspect I think might be present is The Value of Making a Thing to Support an Activity You Have Trouble With. I suck at time management and there is no calendar app in the universe that helps me. So I make a little handbound, pocket sized day planner every month out of nice paper. It’s a ritual and a tactile reminder in the way a bought item can’t be, despite it’s lack of a rich feature set.
The hardware looks rough, and all you can write is Epic Poetry. But the impulse behind it is sound, and there’s nothing wrong with their brain.
