Finding solutions in your sleep is so incredibly satisfying when it happens.
It's truly amazing what an uncluttered brain can do.
I began seeing value in "practical" meditation. That is, focusing on something mundane like doing dishes, to distract the brain from those other things. Sometimes it's all the busy us can afford. Not everyone has Jerry Seinfeld money to meditate in peace for one hour each day (he does).
Start small. Meditate for just a few minutes, as you currently do with the dishes, and slowly increase that, minute by minute. You'll might find that you have that hour in your day.
Without context, your statement is true; as a response, it seems a bit of a stretch.
> meditation can help one to realize the various other unnecessary things we do on a daily basis.
surely, cooking and cleaning aren't the only ways the parent spends their time. for instance, they're writing comments on HN!
- many Buddhist teachers, in many variations.
All we need to be is with awareness. When you start feeling that - then that is what I would say meditation.
I walk, I do slow walking every night reflecting on things that had happened in the day or just walk in silence. That helps me to ease my pain and have more space to think what is important at the moment and make decisions.
In other words, this is also related to the original comment which says about "patience". It doesn't happen all at once, practicing with patience is the key for progress.
Recently, though, I've been having dreams that leave me waking up, reflecting on various things in my life, often to my detriment. Interestingly, in a recent dream, I found myself doing accurate math (nothing serious, very basic arithmetic, but I've never experienced that before)