This reminds of a time I had to let go of a 27 inch iMac that complimented my laptop. The lack of all that ample screen estate made me feel like I lost a bit of power-usage. Around the same time Rob Pike's(Unix, Plan9, UTF8, Go) post on usesthis.com came out mentioning him feeling happy with his 11" MacBook. I distinctly remember that feeling of shame that made me see how a smaller screen might be a blessing rather than a handicap. https://usesthis.com/interviews/rob.pike/

This author's notes on distraction reminds me how moving onto a "tinier" screen forces me to stay inside the portal into whatever you have on screen. That single change contributed more to me writing much smaller encapsulated functions than anything else, for better or worse. I'd say it necessitated me carrying a larger/clearer mental model of my projects too. Also, to do anything else you'd have to switch the entire screen away from your current layout and after a while indulging in distractions becomes more tedious thus not worth the cost of switching and much less tempting.