A plot by those normal people to try and get us all to sit still for a while. Well, actually I did. Perhaps it was the way the it was put to me by an expert on ADD over at Yale. But for those who stick it out, it can be very helpful. It sounded like a challenge and my interest grew.
Meditation is well know for decreasing stress and strengthing the ability to concentrate.
No matter how strong your resolve to be present and concentrated, it is difficult to keep the mind from wandering off into memories, plans, or fantasies. Several minutes may pass before you even notice that you have become distracted. Normally we are unaware of the extent to which we are distracted, for the simple reason that distraction is a state of unawareness. This kind of exercise can force us to recognize that for much of the time we fail to register what is happening here and now. We are reliving an edited version of the past, planning an uncertain future, or indulging in being elsewhere.