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latebusoptimist

I've been "meditating" at work for 8 months and I have zero idea how to actually meditate

So back in spring I was losing my mind at this job. Open office, no privacy, my manager would just hover behind me randomly and I couldnt take it anymore. I needed an escape but couldn't exactly say "I'm going outside to stare at a wall for 30 minutes." So I signed up for some mindfulness app subscription, put it on my work wellness budget (yes we have one, yes I abused it), and told my team I do a "midday reset session" for my mental health. Everyone nodded like I was some kind of enlightened being. My manager actually said it was "really mature of me." Here's the thing tho. I go to this little stairwell near the parking garage, sit on the steps, and just... scroll my phone. Sometimes I eat crackers. Once I watched half an episode of a cooking show. I have opened the meditation app maybe four times total and each time I fell asleep within 3 minutes. The worst part is people at work started asking me for stress management advice. Like Karen from accounting emailed me last month asking how I "stay so calm under pressure." I sent her a link to the app I don't use and she replied saying it changed her life. So I guess I accidentally helped someone? I keep meaning to actually learn how to meditate but at this point the stairwell IS my meditation. I know where the squeaky step is. I have a favorite spot. I brought a small cushion last week and hid it behind the fire extinguisher. I'm not stopping.
7.10 AM - Aug 5, 2026

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