I Meditated Everyday for a Week to See If It Would Change My Life

Could daily meditation be the key to living your dream life?

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I started being interested in meditation a few years back, when my 9–5 job was stressful and I was trying to build my blog on the side. At the time, I was seeking calmness, peace of mind, and mindfulness, at least a few times during my week. I wanted a few moments where I could let it go, sit still, and do nothing.

The one book that had the most impact on my practice of meditation and my relationship with the outside world (events, people, letting go of control…) was The Art of Happiness by Howard C. Cutler and The Dalai Lama. For me, it laid the foundation of a very long journey of change I’m still going through. I always will be.

I’ve meditated for around 2 years and half now, and although there was a period of time I would wake up and meditate every morning for 5 minutes, I’ve never been very consistent in my practice, either in frequency or duration. I wanted to change that and see how it would influence my everyday well being.

The challenge

The idea was to meditate everyday for a much longer period of time than what I was used to. I wanted to both get out of my comfort zone and see if duration affected how I lived my…