Looks good so far . <| sep |> Meditation is a skill . Meditation is like learning to play the piano . Or learning to juggle . Or learning a foreign language . If you have a different hobby you can relate to , you probably can insert that as well . So , let ' s say I want to learn to play the piano . I have been practicing playing for 5 up to 25 minutes a day . For more or less three years . Not every day , only sometimes regularly , in phases . I don ' t take dedicated practice time , but insert my sessions into an everyday activity I practice when the dough rises . I have not been sticking to a proven method , but cobbled together my own scheme which relies on my feelings and intuitions as a guideline . I don ' t believe there are wrong methods of learning to play the piano . Hitting the keys is hitting the keys , right ? I am practicing while turning on some drum beats . In the end I hope to overcome the need for that . After a few months practice becomes unbearably boring . I do not notice any progress . So I lose motivation and stop . How can I overcome this ? So , what advice would you give me ? I know what advice I would give me 25 minutes a day already is not all that much , when we are talking about learning a difficult skill . It ' s definitely enough to notice some progress when we are talking about regular , dedicated , correct practice , taught by a competent teacher , that follows a plan that is tried and true . When on the other hand you hear about a piano player who hits the keys for a while , while turning up the drum beats , when there is time during housework . Would you be surprised about a lack of progress here ? Is it really difficult to see what is missing ?