Why weekend plans worth the hype? [v2]

There is a lot of conflicting advice online and most of it is from 2019. There is a lot of conflicting advice online and most of it is from 2019.

The trade-offs here are not obvious to me and I keep flip-flopping. Mostly thinking out loud — feel free to push back hard.

Quick context: I am relatively new to this and trying to find my footing.