I tried it and I find it very helpful! Thanks!
Meditate in front of your computer with Calm
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#112Pretty sure this is being run by the guy (Alex) who created the "million dollar homepage" years ago by selling pixels for a $1.
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#113Very cool, and well-executed. Not to mean to nitpick, but am I the only one who thought it felt jarring to hear an outdoor babbling brook, while looking at the surface of the water from... below? Both the videos and audio are spectacular on their own, but I'm not sure they always match up quite well enough. :)
Ha, that bugged me a little too. I love being underwater so much because of the sensory deprivation :-)
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#114Probably the worst place to attempt to meditate. Try doing it in a room with no wifi, nothing distracting, a room that has nothing to do with work.
I think there is some merit in several minute breaks right where you are working.
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#115cool! to get rid of the annoying logo in the top left paste: $('#logo').hide(); into the console of the dev tools (option-command-i on mac)
by the way, if this resonates with anyone for whom meditation is new and they want to learn more, a great book is
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, by Shunryu Suzuki
that's a great book for anyone, new to meditation or not.
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#116I hate to be "that guy," but this doesn't work for me in IE11.
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#117This picture sums up my thoughts perfectly: http://anticache.img0.joyreactor.com/pics/post/comics-before... Anyone who has looked into causes of stress cannot avoid the fact that a lack of PHYSICAL activity, a lack of PHYSICAL presence, and a lack of PHYSICAL stimulation is a major, if not the major factor. Trying to get the average person today to meditate on a computer screen is like trying to get your average desk…
>Anyone who has looked into causes of stress cannot avoid the fact that a lack of PHYSICAL activity, a lack of PHYSICAL presence, and a lack of PHYSICAL stimulation is a major, if not the major factor. Could you provide peer-reviewed research supporting this statement? Stress is a well-studied process and if what you say is true you should have no problem finding sources.
Also, could you provide a scientific definition for "physical presence"?
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#118Earlier quoted context omitted.
It saddens me such a cynical response made it to the top. I will use this app. Some days I walk to a local park to meditate. Some days I go to the meditation class we have at work. However, some days I plan to use this app, even if for just the 2 minute meditation. In my experience, in regards to stress prevention even 2 minutes of meditation is better than none.
How is this cynical? It is rather cyinical to offer such a service. Meditation like most things in life takes deliberate practise, effort and can be dull, hard and boring at times. This is not meditation but distraction. If you want to medidate, first, don't do it alone. Do it with other people. Go to your next zen dojo, or Yoga school or whatever is available in your area. And then sit together with the people in th…
I have to echo the siblings on this one. I don't think there's one prescribed route to meditation, especially since, as I'm sure you know, there are tons and tons of different meditation techniques and lineages.
I personally preferred meditating alone starting off, and really still do. There are some retreats that I wouldn't mind taking part in, but ultimately, meditation is a personal and solitary experience for me.
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#119Earlier quoted context omitted.
It saddens me such a cynical response made it to the top. I will use this app. Some days I walk to a local park to meditate. Some days I go to the meditation class we have at work. However, some days I plan to use this app, even if for just the 2 minute meditation. In my experience, in regards to stress prevention even 2 minutes of meditation is better than none.
cynical is the name of the game here.
This post made me think about how cynical my commentaries on the cynicism of hn probably sound, which was... weird.
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#120Stop with the annoying music, faux chanting, and instructions. Bleh.
I had high hopes.