If meditation is practiced by keeping mind in the present..what is the purpose of a dedicated meditation session?

We keep doing it all the day when we focus on our tasks like talking to someone, reading, watching a movie, cooking and so on, we bring our minds to the present moment so we can do the task

So why do we need a dedicated session of meditation having a comfortable posture and focus on our breath ?

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pknein · 46-50, M

Depending on the type of 'meditation'... "keeping the mind in the present" is not the goal of all forms of meditation. But more generally, the purpose of a dedicated session is that ..meditation is difficult. The mind rebels - so we try to optimize the environment so that we have a fighting chance against the monkey mind.