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Meditation, Space & the Value of Hearing Yourself Think

A man sits by the ocean at sunset, illustrating the value of creating space to think, rebalance and find new inspiration.

I spend a lot of time thinking.

Ideas, businesses, markets, creative projects, problems, possibilities. My mind is usually happy to have several tabs open at once.

That can be useful.

It can also make quiet surprisingly valuable.

My interest in meditation has never been about trying to become someone who does not think. I am not sure I would want that even if I could.

It is more about creating enough space to notice thought rather than being carried by every thought automatically.

Space changes what becomes visible

When life is noisy, urgency gets mistaken for importance.

The newest message, the latest problem, the next task and the loudest thought can dominate simply because there is no space around them.

Quiet changes the contrast.

I may notice that I have been worrying about something without naming it. That a decision I thought was complicated feels simpler when I stop rehearsing everyone else's expectations. That I am tired. That I am excited about something I keep postponing. That the same thought has been returning for weeks.

None of that means every thought that appears in meditation is wisdom.

It means I have created another place to observe myself.

I value the pause

The useful part for me is often the pause between stimulus and reaction.

If I can notice irritation before becoming the irritation, uncertainty before rushing to eliminate it, or excitement before immediately turning it into another commitment, I have more choice.

That is a practical form of awareness.

Meditation is one way I create that space. Walking can do it. Being in nature can do it. Writing can do it. Sometimes simply putting the phone away and allowing a thought to finish does it.

The tool matters less to me than the function.

Can I get quiet enough to hear what is actually going on?

That sits naturally inside Growth Focused. Reflection is not separate from action. It helps me decide which action deserves to come next.

Continue exploring

This article is part of my Personal Growth & Conscious Living authority series. Continue with Personal Growth & Conscious Living hub, Mindfulness for People Who Still Want to Build Big Things, Intentional Living: What Are You Actually Saying Yes To? and Reinvention: You Are Allowed to Become Someone New.

Chad McMillan

Chad McMillan is a creative entrepreneur and strategic advisor with over 20 years of experience in and around the capital markets, focused on finding hidden potential in companies, ideas, markets and people, and advancing what they can become.