>>40865295
Problem with these discussions is that "meditation" has become such an amorphous word that has countless different meanings because assholes like these >>40865367>>40865375>>40865383 don't know how to be precise with their language, so everyone just ends up talking past each other. No, when you're thinking about a problem that's called contemplation not meditation. No, participating in a hobby you enjoy isn't called meditation that's called recreation. Pretty soon gooning to the tight bodies of 2D girls on /h/ will be called meditation because it relaxes you or some shit.

Now, as for the "meditation" that's been becoming popular in health/self-help/grindset culture in the past decade (popular in certain religious traditions for centuries as well), mindfulness meditation, that has been shown to improve working memory and executive attention. So yes it probably will make you feel less stupid. As for the /x/ stuff about helping you reach enlightenment or communicate with entities, hell if I know.

>>40865361
Akshully the Science™ disagrees with you. Mindfulness meditation is one of the things that we actually have pretty robust evidence for its benefits, beyond just relaxation. Including! Here's the kicker: executive function! So this form of meditation will actually help you "act" and "do stuff".