Object-based Meditation Versus Objectless Meditation

I notice I have practised meditation in a very biased way, in the sense that I contemplate my experience in a neither focused, neither supported way. Here, by support, I mean a contemplation supported by an object. So, basically, I am aware of my consciousness and the interaction of thoughts and impressions within it, although without a specific support. To me, a *focused* meditation would imply moments of consciousness unified by some specific centring focus. Similarly, *supported* meditation implies sensory, perceptual focuses rather than experiences which are bound to alter and vary. An actual object, whether material as a physical object or perceptual as the breath, would fulfill both these aspects. **QUESTION 1: What is the effect/consequence of meditating in such a vague way? Of simply attending to consciousness without an ongoing object of focus?** **QUESTION 2: Would such a way of contemplating actually *decrease* focus and energy (virya) in some cases?**