Got it in one... it is nearly a zen meditative thing I guess. Once you are over the shock of the board, the slow process of repairing it is fiddly, tedious yet somehow satisfying and relaxing.
Totally! It's like pulling apart a 4 player score motor, you know you don't wanna do it but after getting into the right frame of mind the job goes like a dream. The trick is to do it under total silence, no music, chatter or distractions and it really works :)