Under Morality , these are fairly straight forward. At least in terms of theory, while practice gets a little tricky. One must not gossip or lie or slander. Finally, one's vocation must be such that it allows you to your work without leaving the heart of the Buddha. Selling guns at S-Mart, for example, is not considered a very cool occupation for a Buddhist.
Meditation is actually one of the more popular parts of the path.
There are countless books on the process of meditation and how to do it, and more people spend time reading about it then doing it, yes. Also, the earlier steps may be actually more difficult and less glamourous. The moral efforts and the wisdom of the heart are essential if one is to have any meaning whatsoever to their meditation practice. Meditation and mindfulness are frequent subjects in our forum as well as in the DharmaNotes and Dharma area of this site.