To leave stressful modern work life and find peace.
Escape the rat race
An activity you enjoy doing regularly in your free time.
Leisure pursuit / pastime
To relax and stop being alert; lose focus.
Let your hair down
To spend time aimlessly, not productively.
Kill the time
To relax and do nothing; stop worrying
Put your feet up
Someone who spends a lot of time reading for pleasure.
Bookworm
Spending time on enjoyable activities with no real purpose.
Idle pleasure
To spend less time on work and more on hobbies/relaxing.
Striking a work-life balance
Someone who spends a lot of time watching TV and being inactive.
Couch potato
To live a stressful life by working too hard, day and night.
Burn the candle at both ends
To leave a busy, competitive, and stressful work life in order to live more calmly and happily.
Escape the rat race