The Most Important Two Minutes of Your Life

Two minutes of breath-focused meditation are presented as a small practice that can matter because they interrupt distraction and help create space between thoughts, urges, and reaction. The page says this will not produce instant miracles, but it can make you a little calmer and more aware of when attention drifts.

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• Two minutes usually do not matter much over a day, a week, or a lifetime, but two minutes of meditation can have a huge impact.
• The practice is to sit still and focus on the breath for two minutes.
• When the mind wanders, notice it and gently return attention to the breath.
• The practice does not require a mantra, emptying the mind, a lotus position, a meditation hall, or a guru.
• The page says the result is not sudden enlightenment or calm all day long, but probably a little more calm.
• Meditation creates a small space of undistractedness in a sea of distraction.
• Repeating it can help build the skill of pausing between thoughts and reactions.
• That pause can help with procrastination.
• The page says the habit only takes two minutes a day.
• It also invites readers to join the Sea Change Program to build a meditation habit.