Usually, even if you'd rather not, you have to compete just to stay in the game. So ok, we're busy. We've gotta work. Got to eat, keep a roof over our heads, shoes on our kids' feet, gas in the car, the latest techno-gadgets on our desks. There's another factor.
Dinner can be ready in five minutes.
Communication is instant, if not sooner, and getting from here to there is a lot faster than once upon a time. Assuming it's a good traffic day. Theoretically, I figure with all the stuff I don't have to do, I'm really about three weeks ahead of myself. Shoot, I've got surplus time piling up in a savings account. Or at least I ought to have.