Free time is where you find out who you are. Nobody’s assigning it.

Assigned time tells you about the assignment. What you do when nothing is required reveals what you actually want, what you avoid, and what you turn to when nothing is turning to you. That can be uncomfortable to look at, and it is the most honest information available about you.

Watch your next free afternoon without trying to improve it. Note what you reached for first, and decide later whether that is what you would have chosen.