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Ben Tossell
@bentossell · Community Lead, Product Hunt
Meditation still hasn't crept into my routine. Seems a startup-y thing that has really taken off recently. Curious to see how people have gotten into meditation in the first place? Would it be best for someone to guide you through it? I remember in the Jack Dorsey LIVE Chat he said that as part of his morning routine he meditates. I hear about all the benefits of clearing ones mind with meditating but I still would love to know how and why people like @jack get into it and how crucial it is as a daily routine. I'm partial to trying it out but just yet to quantify why.
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@jongold
@jongold · AI design tools
@bentossell I think a pretty common entrypoint is Headspace - very well paced and approachable. Mindfulness is something that I try not to preach or evangelize, but at the same time it has a profound impact on your day-to-day happiness and I think it's something everyone should give a proper go to. https://www.producthunt.com/tech... If you don't want a tech-focused solution (c'mon, this is Product Hunt - who are we kidding?), your town probably has a local Buddhist centre offering drop-in meditation sessions and/or vipassana retreats; they'll typically be free/donation-based (in anycase, very affordable). Apps are a fine solution though, just make sure you go onto airplane mode and put your phone on the other side of the room so you're not tempted to play with it! That said, this app looks excellent, especially if you have your practice down and want to branch out into more varied meditations.
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Ben Tossell
@bentossell · Community Lead, Product Hunt
@jongold I definitely wouldn't be looking at a non-tech-focused solution haha ;) I downloaded Headspace previously and just didn't use it. It's more to do with me actually dedicating time to actually seeing it through I suppose!
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@jongold
@jongold · AI design tools
@bentossell do it every single day and use a habit tracker to keep yourself accountable :) https://www.producthunt.com/tech... https://www.producthunt.com/tech... https://www.producthunt.com/tech... etc
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Ben Tossell
@bentossell · Community Lead, Product Hunt
@jongold would like to give it a go - we will see!
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Michael Dusing
@mdusing · UX Designer
@bentossell with Mediation Studio you can schedule future sessions to stay on track and keep your motivated.
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schöneck shoaf
@schoneck · Co-founder @1SecondEveryday
@bentossell I was like you for a while. Didn't get it or at least couldn't quantify the benefits. Until I did a 30 day trial for research w/ LG (I did design for them). After 30 days, BAM! I'm on the meditation highway. I've been at it every since and do see solid benefits. You do have to build that habit, which is the rub, but it's worth it IMO. I used Calm at first, but mostly do it on my own now through mental steps. Quick things I noticed that could help you / others: 1) Do it in the morning - Well before the emails and world comes knocking at the door. For me, it warms up my mind for the day and clears any anxiety I have from the previous evening. You'll be more patient with others and be quicker to find solutions (not Tony Stark in a cave fast but will be quick to bring ideas to the table). 2) Nights are intense - I tried a test run of doing it in the evenings before bed (around 9pm) and noticed my dreams were more vivid and had really intense movement. Couldn't keep up with it due to schedule (read:lazy). 3) Take a deep breath - Combining breathing helped me out tremendously. Feeling my body grow while my mind was a rest is pretty refreshing and took my mind off of distractions. I'll definitely give Meditation Studio a shot though, always open to improve! ;)
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Ben Tossell
@bentossell · Community Lead, Product Hunt
@schoneck woah, nice... maybe it's something to give a go in 2016!
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David Lee
@davidlee
@bentossell It took me a long time to get into it and understand the true value for me. Meditation isn't about escaping your stresses or troubles but actually creating some space between those stresses and your reaction/self-judgment. It's about creating the interstitial space between the external factor (stressful event, anxiety) and your reaction and judgment towards that factor. A very common reaction (and one I struggle with) is to self-judge your reaction to that event...for example, when you get nervous before public speaking, a little voice in your head can keep admonishing you saying, "STOP BEING NERVOUS!!" Meditation *can help* you to view that reaction and say, "Oh, that's interesting - I'm feeling nervous" and not judge yourself. Another example is when you can't sleep (the external factor). When that happens, I often start beating myself up, "Go to bed! If you don't go to bed by X o'clock, you won't be sharp for tomorrow!" Mediation and mindfulness can help you live with the external factor when it ironically becomes less of a resistance. Here's the best analogy I know. Imagine you're on a subway and a smelly person with horrendous BO comes into the train. The smell is unbearable. The more you get annoyed about the smell, the closer that person comes to you. You have no idea when that person will get off the subway. You can either obsess over that - in which case it only gets worse - or you can just try to train your mind to understand that that is just a fact of life and you need to be with it non-judgmentally until the person gets off. So in the case of public speaking, the smelly person is your nervousness. You can either obsess over it and let it affect your whole consciousness or you can just let it be and focus on your task at hand while feeling nervous - delivering your speech. I do this a lot because I get nervous before certain public speaking forums. As you become more accepting of the external factor (i.e., it's ok I'm nervous), it interferes less with what you want to accomplish (i.e., delivering a great speech). Meditation helps cultivate this practice. In fact, it should only be natural if you are struggling at first and in many ways, that is the first task. For me, when I meditate, 80-90% of the time, my mind is somewhere else. But I'm hopeful that the 10-20% will eventually let me sit with the smelly guy. Good luck!
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Ben Tossell
@bentossell · Community Lead, Product Hunt
@davidlee woah! thanks!! I can relate to those analogies for sure. I think in that case it may be something I should consider doing :)
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