If you don't feel it the next day or two, you didn't life enough! :D
I think when you look at it in the physical side, it helps make the mental side of things make more sense.
It has for me. What I have noted over the years is that the observations I have made are close enough to the "truth" in the sense that it describes the basic process, even if not factually accurate. For me at least, having the story I can use on the fly is more valuable than having a lot of accurate facts that are difficult to apply.
Yeah, that is a good point. You at least get the "jist" of it.