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It's not as low-tech as some of the examples here, but I'll say that an e-reader with Pocket sync functionality has dramatically improved my life.

Reading long form articles on an offline device with no incoming notifications, no games, no podcasts etc has been a great boon to my ability to focus and really dig into what I'm reading. Plus these days, getting any kind of screen-off time is valuable.

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I've been using Kobo ereaders for years, and a big attraction is the Pocket sync functionality. (Mind you, I think overall Instapaper does a better job than Pocket, if and ereader integrated with them I would jump.)

Currently using the 7" Libra H20. Had considered the 8" Forma, but the power button is very mushy, and it is bordering on too big.

> Reading long form articles on an offline device with no incoming notifications, no games, no podcasts etc has been a great boon

The biggest boon for me is the e-ink display. No light being emitted directly from my reading device into my eyes. I don't think I could ever read a full length book off an iPad or similar.

Oh my! I've wanted this for a while now. Which reader do you use?

Not op, but I have this on my Kobo ereader.

Kobo Mini e-reader from 2013. It had been sitting in a drawer unused for years until one day I turned it on, and an updated installed over wifi with the Pocket sync option.

does this work with kindle?

Not OP, but also interested in this. Looks like the main option is to use 3rd-party tools: https://help.getpocket.com/article/1127-using-pocket-on-kind...

Instapaper can email a digest of articles to your kindle's email address.

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