I use nvchad and pipe the man page into it

It is a tool, use it when it fits. Use both where they fit.

of what to install after distro hoping

My man, I just installed Mint and nvchad was on my list.

simplicity, there is a comfort from not having to position windows for mutitasking

If a math book has 1+1=3 on its cover, I will judge it.

It is part of their presentation. It shows their ignorance.

No personal experience but if I were to try I would start with Syncthing and probably synchronize config files and aliases.

Depends on your workflow and file structure, but nvim with nvchad works great for coding. I also sometimes use ranger to better see file structures.