Have you ever tried to put your phone in a different room and sit still with closed eyes for five minutes? Just sit there and stare at a black wall, or something. No talking and no exerting the mind. Just letting the mind go off and dream and think.
It’s not meditation, but maybe it’s a way to get closer to being in a peaceful or meditative state. It’s moments like this that I get some of my best ideas. And yet it’s still difficult to rationalize to myself why I should just stop everything for a few minutes and be quiet (with my mouth and my mind.)
I’ve found it to be a useful exercise.