Researchers say “zoom fatigue” is a real phenomenon, but you can configure strategies to make it work.
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If you have a well-established feeling after a workday where the only physical activity you did was refilling your coffee while taking a series of video calls, Stanford researchers have now named for this feeling: “Zoom fatigue.” However, scientists behind the new study, published February 23 in the Journal of Technology, Mind and Behavior, are quick to point out that it can happen on any video calling gender platform, they now say they have a better idea of why zoom fatigue occurs. Is.
Researchers say that zoom fatigue is caused by four primary causes: excessive and intense eye contact, watching videos on your own, limited mobility of being stuck at your desk, and spending more energy on recognizing individual signs, which you personally choose intuitively Can. Interactions.
Research goes a long way in addressing each of these areas and provides strategies for tackling them, such as turning off your own video and locating your desk so you have more space to stretch and move around.
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