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I had great success picking up a consistent meditation habit with the greasing the groove-approach[1].. in essence, every time I would feel a bit foggy in the h

I had great success picking up a consistent meditation habit with the greasing the groove-approach[1].. in essence, every time I would feel a bit foggy in the head, I would take a 3-15 minute meditation session. It usually results to 3-5 sessions per day. It's such a great mental reset, and I haven't since experienced the kind of complete depletion that you get from pushing yourself hard through the day. I bet some Zen master would reprimand me for this being the wrong approach, but I found it quite difficult to get into the habit of doing, say, a single 30-60 minute session per day. Now I can consistently drop into the meditation session with no urge for procrastination and have also successfully experimented with longer ones. [1] refers to the method of increasing your pull-up capability by installing a pull-up bar in your office / bedroom doorway and doing a set every time you pass through the doorway

amirs 6y ago
Highly doubt any Zen master would reprimand you. Any habit you want to keep needs to be sustainable, if it doesn't fit the way your life works, you probably won't keep it. They would however most likely encourage you to challenge yourself from time to time when possible to see if you can get comfortable doing a longer session once in a while.
- pedalpete 6y ago
  Seriously... a zen master who reprimands doesn't sound very zen. :)
hh3k0 6y ago
> … every time I would feel a bit foggy in the head, I would take a 3-15 minute meditation session. Hey, that's what I do too! I've never read anything meditation-related and consequently do not know any of those approaches but I once realized that lying in bed/on the couch/on the floor for a few minutes while freeing my head of all thoughts really helps with mental fog (I have ADHD and fog tends to build up even with meds). I tend to jokingly refer to the process as 'clearing my cache'.
yowlingcat 6y ago
> [1] refers to the method of increasing your pull-up capability by installing a pull-up bar in your office / bedroom doorway and doing a set every time you pass through the doorway Happy to see this concept references here!! I've started thinking about a lot more things in my life in terms of greasing the groove, IE: how can I make the healthy things convenient and the unhealthy things inconvenient? I want to be lazy with my willpower when I can.
- waihtis 6y ago
  It's a very powerful concept, since it teaches you to become very comfortable with starting things. I often employ it in work too, picking one of the most minor thing I have on the to-do while having morning coffee and three hours later realize I have been grinding away non-stop.

amirs 6y ago

Highly doubt any Zen master would reprimand you. Any habit you want to keep needs to be sustainable, if it doesn't fit the way your life works, you probably won't keep it. They would however most likely encourage you to challenge yourself from time to time when possible to see if you can get comfortable doing a longer session once in a while.

pedalpete 6y ago
Seriously... a zen master who reprimands doesn't sound very zen. :)

hh3k0 6y ago

> … every time I would feel a bit foggy in the head, I would take a 3-15 minute meditation session. Hey, that's what I do too! I've never read anything meditation-related and consequently do not know any of those approaches but I once realized that lying in bed/on the couch/on the floor for a few minutes while freeing my head of all thoughts really helps with mental fog (I have ADHD and fog tends to build up even with meds). I tend to jokingly refer to the process as 'clearing my cache'.

yowlingcat 6y ago

> [1] refers to the method of increasing your pull-up capability by installing a pull-up bar in your office / bedroom doorway and doing a set every time you pass through the doorway Happy to see this concept references here!! I've started thinking about a lot more things in my life in terms of greasing the groove, IE: how can I make the healthy things convenient and the unhealthy things inconvenient? I want to be lazy with my willpower when I can.

waihtis 6y ago
It's a very powerful concept, since it teaches you to become very comfortable with starting things. I often employ it in work too, picking one of the most minor thing I have on the to-do while having morning coffee and three hours later realize I have been grinding away non-stop.