QUOTE : You may be familiar (unwillingly so) with your mind skittering away from what you should be working on because you don’t want to expend the energy required to bite into it and get it done. When you’re tired—physically or mentally—it’s easier to do superficial stuff. Focused meditation helps us relearn the skill of focusing on the task at hand. It goes hand in hand with the concept of awareness of the moment, which is key to self-care. Focusing your attention on the task at hand—eating, reading, exercising—allows you to be aware of all the sensations that accompany that task and offers you the opportunity to examine how you respond to them.