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I tend to meditate for 4+ hours per day, while writing code. I start feeling mentally scattered if I miss more than a day or two.

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Not sure if this is the same as meditating. I experience sometimes similar states when really engaging with a research topic. But I would describe it more as a state of "flow" i.e.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(psychology)

Meditation is basically 'flow' while just sitting. And in time, the idea is that you can extend it to any activity.

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