Hmm ok I get what you are saying. What I was thinking about was this: While doing, easy, boring, mundane stuff like washing dishes at home or stacking paper/boxes, etc at work, I try to focus on the activity, focus on the act of doing, very intensely. If it helps the concentration, I try to do it slowly, but just like I can go inward into myself, I go deeply into the activity.
There are awesome things to discover from this practice, one HUGE one is finding out who is the doer? Hint: Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji says ALL THE TIME that God is the doer. How can we know that for ourselves?
Well one way is to do something, and then focus hard on the experience of doing, and look for the doer. As you watch it intensely, after maybe a minute, ask yourself "who is doing it?" Then go on to watch your hands rub the dishes, you feel the cold/warm water run down your hand, you can feel the texture of the plate, the slippery soap, etc etc.
Remember you are not looking for the end of the chore "when will this be over?" No, forget that, you want to enjoy the chore "I am here now, doing this. What am I doing exactly? and who is doing it?"
No negatives here that you need to filter out. This is pure meditation. Can also be done at the Gurudwara whilst serving langar, chaur sahib, etc. in public but you can always do this home alone.
