[Grothendank]

Ironically, there is a school of thought on meditation which says that it's perfectly valid to meditate by picking a task or chore, then performing that task so that it engrosses the entire mind. According to this line of thought, this working meditation is even better than normal meditation, because it gets shit done.

Two Approaches: Grinding and Flow

One approach is to do the task with perfect awareness and focus. We dismiss extraneous thoughts when they arise. We and focus on doing the task perfectly and without unnecessary pain or suffering.

We could call this Grinding, since we still feel effort.

Another approach is to enter a stateless flow. In this state, your awareness and focus and identity are no longer present as you do the task. You neither feel effort nor make errors as you do the task.

We could call this Effortless Effort, or Flow.