I worked with a very intelligent software engineer with a PhD in CS who encountered orgmode and it enticed him into the same OC spiral you are describing. He resolved the problem by switching to lab notebooks (8 1/2 x 11" or A4 size, don't remember which) and writing design plans, test notes, everything in pen or pencil. This worked well for him but obviously would not be everyone's solution.

Also see Gerard 't Hooft's site on how to become a good theoretical physicist (https://goodtheorist.science).

The Keybird X1 (https://keybird-instruments.com/) is a more functional redesign - an acoustic which can be transported as two pieces of 43 and 16 kg and can be tuned by the owner. This can be purchased now.

Josef Hofmann and Daniel Barenboim played pianos with smaller keys.

The unwholesome horror is finally revealed.