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How to time meditation without phone? (slrpnk.net)

submitted 1 week ago by SolarBoy@slrpnk.net to c/meditation@lemmy.ml

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Hi, I was wondering how people would time a 1 hour meditation session without setting an alarm on their phone.

I don't really want to keep my phone with me during meditation, but I do want to have a way to notice it's time to stop.

People somehow managed this in the past before phones existed right? So what would be a good way to do this?

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[–] SolarBoy@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I am sitting in the same room as my partner who is getting ready to sleep, so that's why I always used an alarm without sound on my phone. But now I would like to get rid of the phone too.

[–] swelter_spark@reddthat.com 2 points 2 days ago

Maybe an hourglass?

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

You can use a watch / fitness tracker. There are extremely cheap and good ones (xiaomi band 10 for example is like 40 USD) that can do timers, alarms, buzz you for notifications, etc. My partner and I have had muted devices for many years now due to watches.

[–] SolarBoy@slrpnk.net 3 points 6 days ago

This is actually quite a good option. I think even a regular watch with a timer option would be great (and then you don't need all the tracking/bluetooth connection and whatnot)

But I suppose regular watches usually don't have a vibrating alarm, only an audible one. I guess that's because that uses more battery