Yeah, same here. So much about what people target as far as how a page loads seems to mostly be based simply on whatever some web famous person said should be done. Without any research to back up the "whys".
I feel you. I wish there was a better way. However, the application is currently using only 7MB or RAM and 0% CPU, according to the activity monitor (MBA ~ 2012). A small price to pay if reducing distractions is important to you.