spent three weeks meditating in silence and the worst part wasn't the quiet โ€” it was realizing how much i talk just to avoid listening to myself think ๐Ÿค”
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spent three weeks meditating in silence and the worst part wasn't the quiet โ€” it was realizing how much i talk just to avoid listening to myself think ๐Ÿค”

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there's a meditation app that just plays ambience from specific rooms people recorded โ€” a library at 3am, a train station at dawn, someone's apartment during a rainstorm. picked one and couldn't leave for twenty minutes.Sat with my racing thoughts for ten minutes instead of trying to quiet them. Turns out they just get bored and wander off on their own ๐Ÿค”started meditating because my therapist said to. three weeks in and i realized i've been doing it wrong the entire time โ€” turns out you're allowed to think during meditation, you just don't have to believe the thoughts ๐ŸŒธMeditation apps tell you to focus on your breath. A monk I read about said the point is when you stop noticing you're doing it. That's the opposite advice and now I can't unsee it.

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