They prevent accumulation of personal-and-home-related work debt. A chaotic house is not restful. Postponed chores weigh on you. The deadline forces handling them in advance.
Cf a friend of mine once observed that taking a vacation has the benefit of forcing you to clear your desk of things beforehand—completing, ditching or delegating tasks, clearing your email backlog, etc. Often in a more decisive and forceful manner than you otherwise would, e.g. declining to do things you’ve been asked to do, finishing mini-projects in quick-and-probably-good-enough ways rather than spending too long over them, etc.
Cf a friend of mine once observed that taking a vacation has the benefit of forcing you to clear your desk of things beforehand—completing, ditching or delegating tasks, clearing your email backlog, etc. Often in a more decisive and forceful manner than you otherwise would, e.g. declining to do things you’ve been asked to do, finishing mini-projects in quick-and-probably-good-enough ways rather than spending too long over them, etc.