i get that, but still...you dont have to run the apps that distract you in the first place. I think one can hardly have enough screen real estate especially in web dev where you have to fiddle with so many different applications.
I like having my IDE on one monitor and the Browser to check results / view documentation on the other one without needing to switch back and forth all the time.
In regards to coding, I also prefer the smaller size screen. Writing code on smaller screens forces me to write smaller methods since I don't want to scroll to read a method. Obviously, I could just resize my editor window to fix this, but then this exposes other applications which are distracting.