The problem with replacing the iPad with a MacBook Air 11" is that there are way way more distractions on the MacBook. Maybe this also works so well for the aut

The problem with replacing the iPad with a MacBook Air 11" is that there are way way more distractions on the MacBook. Maybe this also works so well for the author because the iPad is very limited. He basically degraded his super-multi-functional laptop to a simpler device that just does email/web/ssh very well. Maybe that is part of the reason why it works so well for him.