Normally people's attention is being drawn back and forth by various stimulus. "I have to schedule a meeting. I should reply to this email. What am I going to e

Normally people's attention is being drawn back and forth by various stimulus. "I have to schedule a meeting. I should reply to this email. What am I going to eat for lunch?" And so forth. If you meditate you will see there is a constant flow of these types of thoughts. Being mindful means sticking your attention to direct perception. Somehow, you resist applying labels or analyzing things. Instead you just experience them as they are.