What does your daily FFXIV experience look like?

[SuzakuCMX]

1) Log On
2) Local Leve's
3) Run the Deliveries
4) Botany/Mining Gathering Leve's and Grind
5) Organize Retainers and decide what to craft
6) Grind Crafting Until I run out of materials
7) Shop/Farm new materials for the next ranks
8) Solo Grind/Farm HQ materials for Items I want to HQ
9) Attempt HQ synths on End Game Tools/Weapons/Armor
10) Talk to LS people/Help them make tools/weapons/armor & Repair
11) Anything else anyone else wants to do... sometimes do Regional Leve's

(I hate the leve system, it feels more like work and required to do, than a bonus feature)

Usually kills 6-12 hours of my day, any of all of those

Nobody is forcing you to do leves to progress in the game. It is entirely possible to progress in the game without doing a single levequest. They make it easier and give lots of rewards, but those are indeed bonuses rather than requirements.