The fact that there are no distractions is actually pretty nice. Just like having a home office puts one in "working mode" when sitting at it, using it puts one in "thinking/reading mode."
It's also pretty good IMO for taking meeting notes, because the only things one can do is listen to the meeting, take notes, and doodle (which has been shown to improve attention and detail recall [0]).
Of course, that also applies to a paper notebook and a nice pen.
[0] https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/the-thinking-benefits-of...
