I work in manufacturing, and sometimes i listen to podcasts, but sometimes i meditate(like tai-chi, attention to body movements) while working.
Meditating is harder(and coffee is helpful), but when successful, is much more satisfying.
Meditating is harder(and coffee is helpful), but when successful, is much more satisfying.
So maybe there's a way to make chores more demanding of attention[1] ? Like deciding to do them in a different way or focus on more/different details ? Maybe that's why the Japanese tea ceremony is so complicated ?
[1]As drumming is , altough maybe there's something meditative about music?
This doesn't work all the time though. I believe there are limits to ones ability to influence it's mental state. Last year, very sick, I could sense the calming effect of meditation. But tonight for instance, after a violent incident, my mind is racing.