Lessons from Jail #1

The human mind is not well adapted to absolute boredom.
This makes jail the ultimate training ground for emotional control.
I've seen men cry happiness over a coca-cola.
I've seen people get angrily attacked over a cigarette.
Emotions are the original entertainment.
In the outside world, you do not realize how entertaining emotions are.
How addicting the feeling is
Being happy,
Sad,
Angry,
You feel them, but your constant external distraction of work, your phone and other stimulus diminishes the extent.
It is very easy to be stoic when you are entertained by something else.