It takes time and effort to make choices, to be creative, to plan, etc.
So listing things you could do in down time ahead of time can help.
Here’s a list of activities I might fill down time on Sundays with.
Eat
Prep food
Read church books
Calling
Home teahijg
Relax
Meditate
Yoga
Text friends
Call family
Write a blog post
Plan meals for week
Plan food consimption
Shave legs
Christlike attributes inventory
Financial check in
Weekly project planning