Why should you take 10 minutes to meditate every day?

If you don't understand or don't know about meditation, I'll re-express the article title: "Every day, why should we spend 10 minutes focusing on thinking?"

You can assume that it is obvious and does not need to explain. However, physical training, meditation, concentration or whatever you choose to do in those 10 minutes is only effective when you actively participate in it. Moreover, it only creates a lasting positive effect if you practice regularly, consider it a habit and discipline.

Just like losing weight or exercising to get toned muscles, which means having a membership card at a gym or planning to do yoga at home is not enough. Don't expect to achieve your goal if you practice superficially. In fact, we need to have a schedule, practice to the point of sweating, continuously from day to day for a certain period of time to see the effect.

Practicing the mind also obeys such rules.

Take 10 minutes a day to take care of your mind

In a presentation on TED Talks, Andy Puddicombe once said that "we are living in an extremely busy world. The intensity of life is always crazy, our minds work continuously and almost Every time, everyone is doing something and not really resting. "

According to Puddicombe, every day, we need to spend 10 minutes without worry, do nothing. Doing nothing here means NOTHING : no email, no Internet, no television, no talking, no eating, no reading, no texting, no writing ., simply sitting one place and discuss the future or remember the past.

When was the last time you spent time doing nothing? I guess it's probably a long time.

Why do that? What Puddicombe wants to emphasize here is the mind. Mind is the precious resource that man is created. Thanks to it, we can experience every moment of our life, know how to be happy, sad, happy, kind, thinkful and care for others. We also depend on this mind to focus, create and best perform everything we are doing.

Ironically, many people forget to take care of their minds. Instead, they take the time to take care of their looks, clothes, hair, cars . And then, they are stressed.

The reason is simple. The mind is like a washing machine. It circled around, circled with so many mixed and difficult emotions and because of being distracted by other things, we no longer knew how to control ourselves.

Some people head to work to forget stress. Some people go to family and friends to ask for help. Others find alcohol or take medicine . But in the long run, these ways will "kill" you.

A Harvard University study found that on average, 47% of the time our minds were lost in thoughts and this was the direct cause of unhappiness.

8 tips to help develop mind care habits every day

1. Practice every morning: Meditation will help you "escape from a temporary living world", retreats and a great way to start your day.

2. Plan every day 10 minutes of doing nothing and apply today (or now).

3. Choose the right location, prioritize quiet places, close to nature and where you like.

4. Combine other activities, such as drinking tea, then meditate or bathe before meditation. In this way, you will find retreating practice more interesting.

5. Be flexible. If you don't want to meditate in the morning, you can choose another suitable time of the day.

6. Don't impose on prejudice "good or bad meditation?". Think that you are practicing your mind-taking routine, so that it is not disturbed by the worries and trepidations of life.

7. Find a friend to practice with and share each other's feelings after meditation.

8. Be realistic with your expectations. Don't expect something too far away or beyond your current reach. Because if you are too lustful, when you don't get it, you will quickly fall into a state of frustration.