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Treat each moment of noticing attention has wandered during
Treat each moment of noticing attention has wandered during meditation as successful skill repetition rather than as failure to maintain focus.
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from Two-Level Metacognitive Architecture (metacognition has monitoring and control levels) and Automaticity Without Conscious Control (automatic processes operate without conscious control). This is a training principle that follows from the two-level structure of metacognition—it tells you how to practice attention based on how metacognition works. It's actionable, not itself foundational.