Suffering From Zoom Fatigue? Here’s Why
admin2020-11-20T10:27:39-08:00BY PAM RUTLEDGE, PHD Doctoral faculty, Media Psychology November 20, 2020 Zoom uses a lot cognitive energy because it violates so many social norms. Zoom is so prevalent that “Zoom” is now synonymous with video conferencing. The use of Zoom and other digital communications tools has skyrocketed given the number of people working and living in relative isolation due to COVID precautions and lockdowns. So many of us are Zooming (yes, it’s now a verb, too) that we are experiencing a new form of burnout: Zoom fatigue. Let’s face it. Zooming can be exhausting—and for good reasons. The numbers are impressive from a [...]