1) Stick a thumbtack on the wall, about three feet from the ground.

2) Take a chair and set it facing the tack, about three feet away.

3) Sit as straight as possible and stare at the tack for at least 15 minutes. Do it without thinking, without creating narratives or playing music in the background of your mind. Simply stare at the tack.

Your mind will thrash like a fish on land, and you may even nod off. When this happens, refocus on the tack on the wall.

If your eyes get sore from staring in one spot (and they will), do the opposite: stare at all the space around the tack, but not the tack itself. Alternate between staring at the tack and the negative space.

An experimental blog by Jason S. Comely. Thanks for reading.