Free Time that isn't Free...

Do you ever wonder why some days you just want to do nothing? Whether it's lack of motivation, depression, laziness, the need to decompress, or addiction to slothfulness, we all need downtime. But we can have too much down time. Sometimes I feel that because I live alone, I have less motivation to get things done because there's no one here to ask me why i haven't gotten my rear off the couch all day... but then other times, I'm more motivated than normal to get things done, be productive and create a space for myself that reflects me and then use it for more productiveness. Sometimes I have a lot of time on my hands and because I have so much to do, I avoid doing it... i avoid being stressed out by it. But then at the last minute, I get it all done. I work well under pressure. Time constraints push me to my limits and force my to spit out quality work in a short amount of time. I really have to monitor how much time I give myself to relax. I have enough things to do to keep me busy all day, but I put things off to relax when I need to. Sometimes I do it more than I need to. I don't know if any of this makes sense, or if anyone else does this. This is something I struggle with. I "relax" a lot. It gives me time to think... or not think... whether it's pondering some important issue in my life, or watching mind numbing television for hours fall asleep here and there, too much "relaxing" time is not good.

Here's my disclaimer:
I do do things that I need to do. I get my work done, I get my homework for school done, and I get some reading done. Oh, and I workout everyday. I just don't always spend my free time wisely. I could get all my work done earlier in the day and then have the evening free for whatever else I'd like to do and then get to bed at a reasonable time. Most days I manage my time fairly well. It's just once in a while, there's a couple days where I don't. Is that bad? Am I allowed a couple days of nothing? ... as long as it's not often?

If you use your time wisely, then you shouldn't have too much to worry about in that arena... But if you don't and you spend the majority of your free time doing nothing, is it really free time? Does free time spent foolishly come at a cost? Could we come up with a name for time that we spend doing nothing productive?