My Routine - A question ?

I don’t even know how many of my friends have gone abroad by now—I’ve lost count. I hear from them now and then, and I know what they say life is like over there. They work hard, day and night, often clocking 12-hour shifts. Yet, almost none of them work more than 40 hours a week officially. To work beyond that is considered excessive—almost criminal. It's tough, yes, but that’s the deal.

Meanwhile, here I am at home, living a so-called normal life. My job runs from 10 AM to 6 PM, six days a week. That’s 8 hours a day, 6 days a week—48 hours total. That’s the standard for most average Nepalis.

Let’s break down the rest of my week:

My Weekly Time Breakdown:

Activity	Hours per Day	Days per Week	Total Hours/Week
Work	8	6	48
Sleep	7	7	49
Eating	2	7	14
Travel (Commute)	1	7	7
Preparation (Bathing, getting ready)	1.5	7	10.5
Total Used			128.5
Total Available			168
Remaining Time			39.5 hours

That means I’m left with 39.5 hours per week, or around 5.6 hours per day, for everything else: hobbies, rest, family, reading, errands, thinking, growing, dreaming.

And it makes me wonder:

What happens to the human spirit when all it gets is 5.6 hours a day to do everything else that makes life feel like your own?