> then I have about 2.5 hours of "free time" before I have to go to bed and repeat the process. When I was younger, I switched to a 4x10s schedule for this exa

> then I have about 2.5 hours of "free time" before I have to go to bed and repeat the process. When I was younger, I switched to a 4x10s schedule for this exact reason. The limited time left after commute (long at the time) and other obligations at the end of the day felt wasted. Somewhat surprisingly, I felt better when I decided that my 4 work days per week would be solid work/chores/obligations from morning to night. It no longer felt like I was missing out on anything because I wasn't trying to squeeze some hobby or social activity into a tired 2-3 hour slot at the end of the day. My free time and my work time were as separate as they could possibly get. Even intra-day flexibility doesn't really solve the problem of having too much to do. My solution was to squish all of the to-dos together and leave my off days 100% flexible. Even now, I try to finish errands and chores on weekdays for this same reason: Keeping weekends open is extremely valuable.