Ah, then there's the rub. If I'm going to be using a Mini, I might as well just continue to use the 2009 Mac Pro I am typing this message on.
Minis are great of course, I own five (3x 2006 models and 2x 2009 models), but I prefer towers.
And distractions really aren't my issue. I'm quite capable of ignoring people or things (such as messages/notifications) when I need/want to focus on something.