Missus seams to like it. She upgraded from the XR to 14 pro, so there was a noticeable improvement. Probably wouldn't recommend it if you have a 13, or even a 12 really, but I'm no apple expert. Personally can't stand them haha.

It must be too late cause I'm not making head, nor tail, of anything you wrote...

Audiobooks may help. You can put them on in the background while you're doing stuff around the house. More often than not I'll finish up what I'm doing, sit on the couch and chill to the rest of the book.