Any spare time should be utilized for reciting Tehillim. It is customary not to sleep during the day. Idling away one’s time is akin to sleeping. Although it is a Mitzvah to eat and drink, one should not eat to the point that he is completely sated, in order that the awe of Hashem be present on his face.
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