Meditation habits and tips

[Lighthead]

anyone noticed difference with different circumstances? like before/after eating, exercise or doing it in the daytime/nightime?

I wouldn't recommend eating right before meditation. I tried it, I think it was yesterday or the day before. I ate some sunflower seeds right before meditation. There was this annoying phlegm in my throat for the first part of the session. It eventually went away, but it was time that could have been spent going further inwards.

As far as exercise goes, I don't exercise much, so I wouldn't know about that.

Daytime or nighttime... I think that it depends on the preference of the person. The daylight could make it hard for a person to close their eyes. But on the other hand, I remember reading that you can even meditate with your eyes open if you really wanted to. I think that whether daytime or nighttime also depends on the person's schedule. If you're too busy during the day, it wouldn't be too practical to meditate during the day.

FYI: I didn't get distracted by noise because I was able to fully close my window. The only thing is that it got hot because of that, so I got distracted by that. So I think that there has to be a measure of peace, not just with noise, but with other stuff that distracts.