Surely there must be some emergency action type thing on these addictive games to allow the addicted to close the screen and go do something more productive?

I don't think it helps, because I learnt the piano when I was 8, and I couldn't type fast then. But now I'm great at both, but my typing skill is due to excessive Instant Messaging

6.684...Oh come on I have to beat that!!
EDIT: Actually just got 5.258!