The impact of technology on mindfulness is theoretically and practically important. We propose that photo-taking can naturally promote mindful attention to visual aspects of experiences. Such mindful photo-taking can increase enjoyment of and memory for experiences, generate positive mood, and heighten life-satisfaction. When people adopt a social or temporal outward-focused perspective, threats to mindful photo-taking may negate these positive consequences. A social outward-focus can arise when considering others’ evaluations of shared photos. A temporal outward-focus can arise with the principal objective and outcome of photo-taking: creating durable visual representations of experiences. Ultimately, reviewing photos provides visual memory cues, can improve memory, and allows people to reminiscence, although these benefits depends on the stock of accumulated photos.

技术对正念的影响在理论上和实践上都很重要。我们建议拍照可以自然地促进对体验的视觉方面的正念关注。这种有意识的拍照可以增加对经历的享受和记忆，产生积极的情绪，提高生活满意度。当人们采用社会或时间外向视角时，对正念拍照的威胁可能会否定这些积极后果。当考虑其他人对共享照片的评价时，可能会出现社交外向焦点。拍摄照片的主要目标和结果可能会产生暂时的外向焦点：创造持久的视觉体验。最终，查看照片提供了视觉记忆线索，可以提高记忆力，让人们回忆，