Picture this scene: It’s mid-afternoon, and you’re sitting at your desk trying to power through a project. You want to hit one of your project’s milestones before you finish for the day. But you’re hitting the wall instead. You’ve lost your energy and your willpower.

What do you do?

If you’re author, speaker and trainer Chris Butsch, you stop and meditate. In just 15 minutes, you’re feeling rejuvenated and happier. Your mind is sharper, and you’re ready to focus again on your work.

Chris contacted me after reading my Forbes article, “How To Use Willpower In A Better Way,” to lament that I had ignored meditation. I had included several suggestions of other easy and effective ways to give your brain a break and regain your willpower after bouts of hard thinking, such as taking a break, going for a walk, doing some other physical activity or working on a different task. But meditation was not an option I offered.

Once Chris called me out on my omission, I had to admit he had a valid point. My bias came through, as I have yet to embrace meditation as a practice for myself, except for walking meditation.

In fact, I’ve been a failure at adopting meditation as a consistent daily habit, even though I’m well aware of the many benefits of meditation. Over the past six years, I’ve extensively studied neuroscience, including the power of meditation and the science of habits.

And there’s the rub. My approach to building habits is at odds with the 15-minute time commitment often prescribed for meditation.