Recapturing Leisure with Mike Bellah Free time has fallen nearly 40 percent since 1973 . . .
Doctors are no longer the only ones always on call.
Technology hasn't made our lives better, just busier. The phenomenon is not just affecting public figures. According to Newsweek, one of four Americans now describes themselves as exhausted. Citing a recent Harris poll, she says that free time has fallen nearly 40 percent since 1973. And for many, high-tech assets have become leisure liabilities.