Screw this toxic free time shaming. Everyone recharges in different ways, and the only one that knows what works for someone is that someone themselves.

If you recharge by grinding at a side gig, good for you. If you recharge by watching all of YouTube, good for you. If yiu recharge by making judgements about how others recharge, good for you but fuck off and keep it to yourself.

What they mean is “I wish I had the mental energy to do everything I want”.

there’s energy too.
if all of your mental energy is sucked up at work or school, your “free time” is just spent recovering