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While I know the big takeaway in the comments here is "it's easy to do when you don't have a job", it's also worth highlighting the various options to spend time in general and how being in prison changes that decision making process.
I know a lot of people who complain. About not having money, not being in shape, not having the time to do what they want, always feeling anxious and depressed. And I don't mean to undermine that- material conditions can be very real, you cannot simply budget your way out of poverty, and mental health is a real issue to be treated professionally.
But I do think there is also room to reflect on our habits, decisions, and environment. Right now I could be working out or reading a book, and instead I'm on Lemmy looking at memes and commenting. How many hours have I wasted in the past on social media? How many hours have I wasted watching video essays on things I can't remember? How many hours did I waste watching all of the Marvel movies and TV shows through Endgame because my wife's friend was insistent we HAVE to watch them all and they're great (spoiler: they were all pretty much soulless forulaic corporate cash grabs).
How much time and money do we spend going to bars and restaurants? How much time spent sitting in cars or buses or trains or planes? How much time with my face in some mobile game to kill time?
I don't bring these up to say none of us should ever do those things, but I think a lot of people need to look at their priorities. As I've gotten older, I've noticed the people around me who seem the most dissatisfied with their personal lives are also the ones who never make time to get to "lower" priorities. Sometimes it's the sheer financial truth that people need to work several jobs and basically dedicate their entire lives to chasing income. But other times people are trying to maintain too many relationships. Too many friends and friend groups, not enough time spent on maintaining or improving their self. It's a balance everyone needs to find, but I feel like social media (especially for-profit platforms) has driven a lot of people to be dependent on the constant stimulation and validation that comes from constant connection to several other people.