You already have that time. You don't "get it back". You already do as you please. What you please is to work for money to keep up with the Jones's and other pe

You already have that time. You don't "get it back". You already do as you please. What you please is to work for money to keep up with the Jones's and other people's expectations. (Some) other people don't do that - they live as homeless, as itinerants, as wanderers, as beggars, as monks and nuns and religious devotees, as self-employed contractors, as nomads, as freegans, as thieves and criminals, as trophy husbands and wives, as gypsys, as communal farm members trading piecework for food and board. And yes, you choose the live you live because you want warmth and shelter and dental plans and good food and a laptop and a pension, and you reasonably think those things are better - but that's not someone taking your life, that's a choice, your choice. And when you put it like that, "live in a tent and eat scraps so I can have 16 hours a day to myself" doesn't sound so "absolutely amazing" anymore, does it?