D'oh! I just typed something out and accidentally clicked on a link and lost it. I'm not going to type all that out again. In brief: How often do you meditate and for how long? My recommendation is to adjust to how much you feel you need. I used to lack the discipline to meditate daily on my own, despite feeling it was quite wonderful. Since finding Steve, I now meditate a minimum of 20 minutes a day. It's been so beneficial that I feel I could not stop. A real anchor. I'd like to do more, but 20 minutes is just enough to refresh me continually. I know a person who does two hours a day to deal with OCD and says it's very beneficial. Above all: be persistent.
And on that note, I wrote a little about persistence in my latest blog post:
Keep your mind on Improvement, not Perfection. I think that focusing on improvement is a way to endure, to remember the present moment.