I think it's kinda about balance, sclunchie. We're always so quick to leap to the defense of the to-do list and sorta look down on the time-out... but leaving aside the spiritual value of the experience [which you can't put a price on]...

the whole "exercise" took me five, maybe ten minutes tops in "real time". But the peace and the focus and the quiet joy kinda rang thru me for the rest of the day. Don't overlook the mental benefits of something like this to make you more effective in Getting Things Done®

Different folks have different motivations, I know...