Why I Hated Meditation (until this 30-day experiment)

Hey friends 👋🏻

Quick question: What’s that one thing you keep putting off because “it’s not the right time yet”?

We need to flip the script: day one, not one day.

This week I thought a lot about how we spend time.

Time without attention worths nothing.

So the real question is: what truly requires your attention?

Upon this realisation, I started increasing the frequency I meet my parents.

I really don’t have all day.

Neither do you.

Today in 3 minutes or less, you’ll learn:

✔️ Stop waiting for the “perfect” timing

✔️ Your physiological cues to different emotions

✔️ How daily meditation is changing me (for the better)

Doable ideas 💭

Take more actions now.

Do not delay what is truly important to you.

There is never the “right” timing to go after a dream, repair that relationship or focus on something bigger than yourself.

Spend time and energy on those things or people.

Reflections 🪞

Think of a recent moment when you felt uncomfortable emotions. What physical sensations accompanied these feelings, and where did you feel them in your body?

Mindfulness 🧘🏻‍♀️

I’ll be honest—meditation never really clicked for me before. All those apps and guided sessions just felt like another thing on my to-do list. Not to mention I couldn’t sit still.

To me, mindfulness is simply body-mind alignment: hence I enjoy being in water or hanging upside down (yep, float therapy and calisthenics are my go-to self-care).

The only “meditation” I’ve enjoyed in the past 5 years was the bedtime stories from “Centr” app that effectively put me to sleep during all the uncertain lockdown periods.

Chris Hemsworth had nothing to do with it. 🙂

This year I decided to give meditation a proper try – since so many high performers swear by it.

It took me a few months to make it a habit.

Finally, I completed the 30-day streak.

Just 10 minutes daily has genuinely changed something.

Using the “Waking Up” app, I can now notice body sensations easily—that shoulder tension, the breath flowing in and out.

The real challenge? Catching myself when thoughts start spiralling.

I’m working on spotting that exact moment when my mind gets hijacked. It’s like learning to recognise the current before it pulls me under.

Just like what you hear and see, you don’t choose your next thoughts.

They simply appear in consciousness.

This awareness isn’t about perfect focus—it’s about becoming a gentle observer of your own mental patterns.

Try this: Start ridiculously small. Just two minutes, same time each day. Don’t worry about doing it “right”—simply sit and breathe. Notice when your mind wanders (it will), gently bring attention back to your breath. That noticing? That’s the whole point. The magic isn’t in perfect stillness—it’s in catching yourself drift and choosing to return.

As Sam Harris puts it: “The point is not to become a meditator. The point is to wake up.”

Ideas Worth Pondering 🧠

Chase your desired lifestyle, not your desired title. People are blinded by status and labels. Once you release the need for a specific title, there is almost always an easier path to living your preferred lifestyle.
– James Clear

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