You have me wonder what one could make by that formula. No one else thought it was interesting [hah] but I had a good time pondering an environment that forces the user into a productive pattern. These 2 ideas seem compatible.
Of course most people imagine themselves to be motivated and able to focus on goals. Then, after x hours of win, they log onto twitter or facebook, get calls, messages etc or lose half a day on HN.
Make something like a game console only the exact opposite. Imagine phone calls and work messages popping up in the middle of your xbox session and work being 1 click away at all time? I think that would be just as inappropriate and undesirable as doing it the other way around.
It cant be just me, as soon as I start the browser the entire internet circus is there, all of the clowns, balloons all over. This is where I'm suppose to get work done?
You could keep it simple, too, if you didn't need to support existing bloatware.. such as browsers.