Proceedings of the ACM on Interactive Mobile Wearable and Ubiquitous Technologies
December 2, 2025
Yujie Tao, Jingjin Li, Lijuan Ye et al.
Mindfulness is the state of maintaining attention to the present moment with curiosity and openness. Existing mobile technologies to support mindfulness focus on formal practices such as meditation, requiring dedicated space and time. However, everyday mindfulness—a more flexible form of practice woven into routine activities such as washing hands or cooking—remains under-supported. To address...
arXiv Preprint Archive
July 14, 2024
Jingjin Li, Karen Anne Cochrane, Gilly Leshed
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...
arXiv Preprint Archive
February 21, 2024
Jingjin Li, Jiajing Guo, Gilly Leshed
Mindfulness practice has many mental and physical well-being benefits. With the increased popularity of live stream technologies and the impact of COVID-19, many people have turned to live stream tools to participate in online meditation sessions. To better understand the practices, challenges, and opportunities in live-stream meditation, we conducted a three-month autoethnographic study,...
Conference on Designing Interactive Systems
July 10, 2023
Jingjin Li, Nayeon Kwon, Huong Pham et al.
Many digital technologies have been invented to support mindfulness, the practice of bringing attention to the present moment without judgment. While most technologies focus on mindfulness meditation training for novices, in this paper, we explore designing technology to support everyday mindfulness activities for people with varying levels of experience. Through 9 magic machine workshops, 30...