I think the real value of this post is that it's almost like discovering from first principles. Building up the knowledge bit by bit.

Thankfully it also provides a reference that can get past initial barriers and apprehension.. "meditation? Sounds too wooey" or "tried it, didn't work" are both I've heard often.

It could be the message that somebody needs.

Doing nothing is actually a kind of discipline. The brain isn’t designed for idle time; evolution didn’t prioritize contentment—it prioritized survival. So Becky never really shuts up, because quiet might’ve once meant danger. Today, it just means our ancient wiring is nudging us to be productive, even when there’s nothing to produce.

-- Yoga Vasistha (Chapter: The Story of Gadhi) translated by Swami Venkatesananda. You can get it from https://archive.org/details/swami-venkatesananda-vasisthas-y...

Some more details on the above verse can be seen at this blog Power of Present Moment – Yoga Vasishta - https://krishnapriya22013.wordpress.com/2019/04/02/power-of-...

Blaise Pascal, Pensées

To the people here saying this is just meditation: the problem is that meditation is a solution to a problem most people don’t know they have.

I like this author’s post because of the Becky metaphor. The Untethered Soul goes into detail as to what happens if you keep paying attention to the voice inside your head.

This problem focused approach is more likely to get people meditating than just telling them about the benefits of meditation.

Highlights how we prioritize distractions and loose track of ourselves. Healthy to take a pause and just look at the moment as it is without any stimuli.

What are you planning?

Who are you calling?