I think the advantage of meditation is that there has been a significant amount of research into it that has found all kinds of benefits—self-control, happiness, lowered stress. I suppose you might be able doubt this in light of the replication crisis, but I don’t know if there has been any similar research into doing maths. I’m not doubting that it works for you, just explaining why it comes so highly recommended.
I think the advantage of meditation is that there has been a significant amount of research into it that has found all kinds of benefits—self-control, happiness, lowered stress. I suppose you might be able doubt this in light of the replication crisis, but I don’t know if there has been any similar research into doing maths. I’m not doubting that it works for you, just explaining why it comes so highly recommended.