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Re:Regarding Michael Pollan’s New Book This Is Your Mind on ... by bboylen on Monday July 12, 2021 @08:58AM (#27809761)
I actually do meditate and agree :)

But I've been pretty bad about the practice lately and need to commit more. It has helped me a lot, but there are a lot of benefits/mind states I haven't even scratched the surface of

Re:Regarding Michael Pollan’s New Book This Is Your Mind on ... by forgotmypw17 on Monday July 12, 2021 @01:09PM (#27812538)
The best practice I've found to date is like this:

First, I learned how to do breath-attention meditation, where I put my attention on my breathing.

Then, I committed to doing this meditation immediately upon being annoyed by something or waiting for something.

It's all internal, meaning I don't sit down in Lotus or close my eyes or change anything about my outward appearance.

At the time, I would have semi-pointless meetings at work, which I didn't have to do much participating in, so I would do it then.

Even for 5-10 seconds or 30 seconds, it has a huge payoff, because it taught me the habit and process of entering a meditative state.

I've since had this idea reinforced by a teacher, who said that in the beginning you should practice entering meditation more than staying in meditation or exiting meditation, because you cannot do one without the other.