Might not work for you I suppose. The other thing I did just recently was this exciting purchase: https://www.phonearena.com/phones/Nokia-208_id7943 Well I'm not sure if it's exactly this one, couldn't care less. I pick it up maybe twice a week.
He did not say "Seriously, you probably have time to go for a junk hikes or cooking or whatever" - he talked about watching silly youtube videos which most people feel guilty about. I might choose to watch cute cats for 3 hours but I won't be proud of it.
I don't think there's anything condescending about that, it's probably an advice the author found genuinely helpful in the past as well (well, I did).