1. It imroves self-awareness

Who doesn’t want to see the best version of themselves? Practice meditation and you’ll get to see it. Psychologists have noticed that their clients who practice meditation are more aware of their actions and emotions. 

There are forms in meditation that can help a person to better understand their inner-self. The self-inquiry practice of meditation explicitly helps a person to better understand their thoughts. Combined with the practice of meditation that helps recognize whether the thought is naive, or harmful or self-defecating, with enough practice one can learn to steer their thoughts towards a more constructive point. Even a self-sabotaging bastard can learn to take better control of his life.