Yes. It helps prevent your mind wandering. After a while you don't need to focus on the words and without sounding too 'weird' your mind will focus itself. It's

Yes. It helps prevent your mind wandering. After a while you don't need to focus on the words and without sounding too 'weird' your mind will focus itself. It's a difficult and strange thing to explain. The steps I outlined are how I started and I definitely noticed benefits. I was much less stressed afterwards and that typically lasted for a few hours after just 10 mins meditation. Edit: If I remember correctly I watched a few videos on meditation on Zenhabits.net. I liked the approach which was very basic. A lot of the guided meditaiton sites I've tried make it too complicated. If you have a look on zenhabits.net you might find something to help you get started.