iPad Pro vs laptop...I recently caught myself having an "ah-ha" moment with regards to how I get things done on my 12.9 inch iPad Pro. I have been using it almost exclusively since purchasing it earlier this past Spring. These "feelings" are a result of my assimilation...over time...into the world of iOS. Let me be more specific.The other day I went to help a friend with an issue she was having accessing something she was working on...on her Mac Book Air. Having to use the trackpad to move around...as opposed to my finger or Apple Pencil...on the iPad Pro...maybe me hyperaware of how much I have become used to...and as a result...really like the iPad Pro/iOS experience SO MUCH MORE! There is a certain flow (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(psychology)) to the what I am doing. Specifically, time seems to pass differently...dissolving...making way for a more joyous experience...not "jumping up and down...smiling joy"...more like...I am really "in to" this! As a result, I also seem to be more focused...dare I say present...on what it is I am engaging in at the moment. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihaly_Csikszentmihalyi) might call this...complete absorption. Readers of this blog can probably already see coming what I might be inclined to call it...mental silence. The more I think about it...the concept of flow seems to be "the quintessential" example of what it means to cultivate mental silence. I'm not sure if this feeling I am experiencing has more to do with my interests with regards to what I'm doing (writing mostly), the platform itself...or somewhere in between. At any rate the experience seems more intimate. I feel closer to what I'm doing and because I feel closer...I am finding it more intrinsically rewarding!I'm sure many have come to this pseudo-epiphany before me. That does not diminish the impact.