My "Distraction-Free” Writer's Deck

I’m not a shopper. Ever since I quit my job as an unhappy marketing manager six years ago, I’ve fought hard to avoid buying things that aren’t absolutely necessary for my well-being. That’s why I still wear the same shorts I had in college. That’s why I own only two pairs of shoes. That’s why I’ve used the same phone for more than seven years. Despite my grudge against consumerism, I’m a sucker for products that promise a “distraction-free” lifestyle. Whenever an app claims it’ll help me laser-focus on a single task, I jump on the bandwagon and enter my card number. I sometimes even search for “distraction-free” in the App Store just to see if there’s anything new that fits my taste. I hunt for that phrase like a dog chasing a squirrel. Over the years, I’ve bought or tried numerous apps, including iA Writer, Ulysses, Paper, Cold Turkey Writer, Simpletext, Typora, Bike, MarkEdit, FocusFlight, Endel, MyNoise, and BrainFM. I’ve even coveted devices like the MicroJournal, BYOK, Xteink,…