Vedanta says undistracted prayer is the highest act of the intellect. The best use of the mind is to pray to God, take the name of God and do Japa or meditate upon God. You will get what you want. Any time we desire the limited, anything in this world, anything good in this world,. desire the limitedWe are tying ourselves to this world. And the result is never happiness.
"Do not pray for the fulfillment of your wishes, for they may not accord with the will of God. But pray as you have been taught, saying: Thy will be done in me (cf. Luke 22:42). Always entreat Him in this way - that His will be done. For He desires what is good and profitable for you, whereas you do not always ask for this." - Evagrius Ponticus.
Swami Sarvapriyananda speaks on Evagrius's teachings on prayer.