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- The author struggles with finishing writing drafts due to attention issues and has abandoned social media to focus.
- Inspired by Veronica Explains, the author repurposed a slow ThinkPad T440 as a dedicated 'writerdeck' running Debian without a desktop environment.
- The writing setup uses Emacs with minimal configuration (deft and Markdown mode), booting directly to Emacs for distraction-free writing.
- Files are synced via a Git repository on Codeberg with magit, avoiding syncthing or ssh for simplicity.
- The author finds the setup extremely snappy and focuses better while writing from anywhere, like a couch.
- Minor issues include a blinking cursor in kmscon and poor display of bright Emacs themes, but the default dark theme works.
- The author reused an existing laptop to avoid e-waste, rejecting a Raspberry Pi Zero alternative.