Kicking the iPad Habit

You gotta love the iPad, and tablets in general. The touch interface is so intuitive, and they are a great way to play simple games, read blogs, keep up with news, track your weight, figure out where to go to dinner, and more.

So what's the problem?

1. I find that I never read books on it. There are so many other cool things to distract you. I'll find myself doing email or flipping through Flipboard, perhaps for an hour, and never getting into my books. I realize that's my fault, but I don't have that issue on a Kindle.
2. You can't do recreational programming on it. So I find myself sitting at a desk to do that, which is what I do all day at work. That's just wrong.
3. My phone does everything the tablet will do - only on a smaller screen. And the phone goes everywhere I go, but the tablet sits in front of the TV.
4. When I travel for work, I won't bring the tablet, because I am already lugging a laptop around. So once again my phone wins.

In the few days since I put down the pad, I find myself reading more, doing more recreational programming and learning, and using my phone to scan email again. It feels like I'm wasting less time. Is it just me?