Rather than dismissing the parents comment, would you tell us why you find it useless and add to the discussion?
Personally I found mindfulness to be helpful in unwinding, and I've found that my concentration levels are generally higher than they were before I started using it. It may not be the most efficient technique, but it's been a benefit for many people, me included.
Not GP, but I sympathize with their sentiment. I think I'm generally pretty "mindful", but I've tried meditation probably half a dozen points in my life (each for a week+) and it has never felt like anything but a waste of time to me. I really don't know how to express it in any more detail, it simply didn't feel like I had accomplished anything of value with that time.
1. Have you tried mindfulness meditation?
2. Which type of mindfulness meditation have you tried?
3. Why do you think it is useless when most people find it useful?
4. With what goal did you try the meditation that it seemed useless?
You cannot throw a word "useless" without emphasising the "use".
