我个人觉得这句话有些小问题,我个人倾向修改为:
But it also means you get less time to be playful, or to figure stuff out in a way that more time might allow you otherwise.
1. 补上or;
2. in the way 改为 in a way。
Otherwise比较简单了,它作副词时,指in another way/in a different way,作副词时,位置也就很灵活了。
后面的意思大致是:不这样做的话,你便有更多时间解决问题。