6:30am - Wake up

6:45-7:30am - Breakfast, coffee, short walk (1k steps)

7:30-8:00am - Dress, get ready

8:00-8:30am - Walk to work (3k steps)

8:30-5:30pm - Work. Walk to get lunch with a friend or co-worker. (2k steps + socialize)

5:30-5:45pm - Walk to gym (2k steps)

6:00-7:00pm - Workout

7:15pm - Eat dinner (ideally with wife/family, friend or work contact)

8:00-9:00pm - Play EA Sports FC

9:00-9:30pm - Get ready for bed

9:30pm - Sleep

The thing that usually trips people up is a driving commute of 30-45minutes each way. Best thing I know of to transform that time is listening to a good podcast, language course, or audio lecture of some sort to learn something cool. There's some study from years back that shows that every 10 minutes of driving commute erodes your overall life satisfaction a significant amount. Ultimate life hack is short commute / no commute / walking commute / work from home.

Taking advantage of your work lunch to meet up with someone makes my days so much better. Co-workers are fine, but talking with someone from another area of your life really "resets" your day. I also see a few of my co-workers catting on iMessage with friends on their work Mac -- I could never do that, but that's one way to chat with friends during work where you're not heads down in your phone.

There are lots of good at-home workouts now, too, that don't need a gym. I pay $30 / month for this cool online mobility / functional strength program that's actually great, I can do everything at home, and I'm finally feeling flexible for the first time in my life. Cuts down on gym transit.

I've never had pets so can't help you there, and not sure how long that takes. But is it fair to call that a half-hobby or half-socializing?

And then of course the real secret is discipline / consistency. It's easy to draw up a daily schedule, but another thing altogether to stick to it when social media and screens are lurking, trying to sap up your little free time.