LibraryScenariosWhen meditation feels like wasted time
Scenario

When meditation feels like wasted time

I keep starting meditation apps but I quit after three days because I can't stop thinking about how I could be using this time to get things done.

Laozi
Online
The coach is replying

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The mind trained in constant productivity cannot recognize non-doing as valuable action.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Attention and its relationship to time?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.