Kind of just an unstructured meditation routine no?

And I should really meditate more.

I've always done this. As I got older I found out that I have really bad astigmatism. It takes a lot of work to keep my eyes in focus. It feels great to just zone out and "stare" at nothing, it's like a bunch of tiny muscles in my skull get to relax.

meditation helps empty hippocampus. its pretty close to what sleep does. 15 mins a day is plenty.

its good to realise its called a practice since u practice it. no one every really things of nothing

Why not just take a quick stroll, if you are close to anything green - park, nature even better. Nature soothes like nothing else.

Staring at trees in a forest is the same but better I’d wager, read a study on the benefits of looking at trees in the brain once, combine with this wall technique and my own anecdotal experience of walking in the woods to solve complex computer problems, plus the physical movement of the hike gets your blood flowing.

If staring at walls doesn't do it - try playing guitar instead. Works for me and it's more fun than a wall IMHO.

@aselimov3 Thank you for the reminder! This is something I used to do all the time when I was younger, and I have gotten away from it. Very helpful.

Theta re reinventing meditation from first principles

I do not stare at walls, but when I get in this state I go for a 30 minute walk, with what sounds like the same effect.

Discovering meditation from first principles