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Why does my mind wander more when I try harder?

Trying harder is the wandering, wearing a serious face. You grip the breath the way you grip the wheel in traffic, and the mind does what any held thing does: it squirms. Wandering isn't failure. It's the mind refusing to be cornered. Effort belongs somewhere else, in the returning, not the holding. Next time you sit, when you notice you've drifted, don't scold. Just come back, lightly, as if setting down a cup. Then do it again.

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