19. Meditation - Think big & start small

Ian Dowling | Thinking out loud

Often when starting something new such as meditation we hear people on social media or famous people boast about how they meditate 30 minutes each day or 1 hour each day but the reality is that its difficult to start meditation just like its difficult to start a new gym programme. Instead of trying to do 30 mins meditation and giving up after 5 minutes Im suggesting you try 2 minutes 5 days per week to start. The feeling of success when starting new habits is important for keeping the routine so its better to consistently do 2 minutes than to do 30 minutes twice per week.