Mindfulness, a practice of bringing attention to the present non-judgmentally, has many mental and physical well-being benefits, especially when practiced consistently. Many technologies have been invented to support solo or group mindfulness practice such as mobile apps, live streams, virtual reality environments, and wearables. In this paper, we present findings from an interview study with 20 experienced mindfulness practitioners about their everyday mindfulness practices and technology use. Participants identify the benefits and challenges of developing long-term commitment to mindfulness practice. They employ various strategies, such as brief mindfulness exercises, social accountability, and guidance from teachers, to sustain their practice. While conflicted about technology, they adopt and appropriate a range of technologies in their practice for reminders, emotion tracking, connecting with others, and attending online sessions. They also carefully consider when to use technology, when and how to limit its use, and ways to incorporate technology as an object for mindfulness. Based on our findings, we discuss expanding the definition of mindfulness and the tension between supporting short- and long-term mindfulness practice. We also propose a set of design recommendations to support everyday mindfulness including such as through the lens of metaphor, reappropriating non-mindfulness technology, and bringing community support into personal practice.

翻译：正念是一种不加评判地将注意力集中于当下的修行方式，当持续实践时能带来诸多身心健康益处。目前已有许多技术被开发用于支持个人或团体正念修行，例如移动应用、直播、虚拟现实环境和可穿戴设备。本文通过对20位资深正念修行者的访谈研究，呈现了关于其日常正念实践与技术使用的发现。参与者指出了培养长期正念修行习惯的益处与挑战。他们采用多种策略来维持修行，例如简短正念练习、社会监督机制以及教师指导。尽管对技术持有矛盾态度，他们仍在实践中采纳并改造了多种技术，用于提醒练习、情绪追踪、人际联结及参与在线课程。他们亦审慎考量技术使用的时机、限制使用的方式，以及如何将技术转化为正念观察的对象。基于研究发现，我们探讨了正念定义的扩展路径，以及支持短期与长期正念实践之间的张力关系。最后提出一套支持日常正念实践的设计建议，包括通过隐喻视角重构技术、改造非正念技术工具，以及将社群支持融入个人修行。