Too much free time is certainly a monkey's paw in disguise. Most people can't handle a structureless life.

Handmade presents are scary because they reveal that you have too much free time.

Unfortunately, I don't have much free time.

I can't live with art: I'd spend too much time tweaking it.

When the world throws you too much information, the only way you can stay sane or survive is to look for pattern recognition. Amidst all the blurs, is there a constellation that emerges, is there a straight line that's emerging?

A lot of shorts spend too much time setting up the idea; sometimes they meander.