Ask HN: What tools/methods do you use to focus your time well?

Re:Ask HN: What tools/methods do you use to focus your time ... by Glench on Friday May 24, 2019 @09:06AM (#20001015)

Concentration meditation is an extraordinarily powerful method. Ordinarily, the mind wanders haphazardly from topic to topic even in the middle of tasks [1]. Most people find it a challenge to focus on even one thing fully for 30 seconds without their mind wandering. With good concentration practice, the mind concentrates fully and effortlessly for as long as the meditator wants. As you can imagine, that can be a real boon for productivity.

[1] http://www.danielgilbert.com/KILLINGSWORTH%20&%20GILBERT%20(...

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Re:Ask HN: What tools/methods do you use to focus your time ... by victor106 on Friday May 24, 2019 @10:05AM (#20001603)

Interesting. How do you practice concentration meditation?

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Re:Ask HN: What tools/methods do you use to focus your time ... by Glench on Friday May 24, 2019 @10:32AM (#20001925)

Pick something to concentrate on, like the breath. With your awareness, focus and get absorbed in the details of the concentration object. When your mind wanders from the object, bring it back. With good practice, it starts to become automatic.

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Re:Ask HN: What tools/methods do you use to focus your time ... by szaboat on Monday May 27, 2019 @12:01PM (#20023055)

I've started to practice vipassana meditation and this book was gave a really practical approach. It's really pragmatic and describes everything, position, breathing, problem handling, pacing. I recommend to give it a try.

http://www.vipassana.com/meditation/mindfulness_in_plain_eng...

shameless plug, I made an ebook from the online texts

https://github.com/szaboat/ebook-mindfulness-in-plain-englis...

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