Even though this weighing process isn’t under our conscious control, we can still influence it through consciously held intentions. Just by intending to observe an object and to come back whenever we get distracted, we’re training that unconscious process to help us stay focused more continuously.

Repeating simple tasks with a clear intention can reprogram unconscious mental processes. This can completely transform who you are as a person. [...] This is the very essence of meditation: we reprogram unconscious mental processes by repeating basic tasks over and over with a clear intention.