When I was younger I always enjoyed mowing a ~10 acre lawn, for many of the same reasons. I believe it does encourage mindfulness. You trace a route that shri

When I was younger I always enjoyed mowing a ~10 acre lawn, for many of the same reasons. I believe it does encourage mindfulness. You trace a route that shrinks slightly with each pass. You come back to pretty much the same spot you were just before. The next pass I reflected on what I was thinking about in the first pass, noting the various emotions I was feeling rather than being driven by them. Eventually the field shrinks and creates small islands of uncut grass, or a turn becomes too tight to complete successfully, and you have to change your mowing strategy. I always felt it helped trigger a change in mental approach as well. Although, this all could have just been mild heat stroke, who knows?