That bleary-eyed, foggy-brained feeling of “Zoom fatigue” is a widely accepted pandemic phenomenon—but how can you prevent it? And what exactly causes it?
Researchers at Stanford University just released the first peer-reviewed, a psychological study of Zoom fatigue, and its results are surprising. Researchers found four quite different causes, as well as helpful solutions for each:
So, after months of sending out tons of resumes, you finally land an interview via zoom.
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Growing up as an only child, I had a happy childhood largely centered around home and school related activities. The day after school closed for any holiday, I was on a bus heading for the country, either Clarendon or Portland. This meant days of fun with cousins, from river to seaside, from football to cricket. It was in retrospect that I came to realize that we were poor. Growing up I was not aware that for me to be able to go on a class trip my mother would have to forgo lunch for sometimes up to two weeks.
Once upon a time there was a place called Work. Employees went there to work at a set time, and at another set time, work was over, and they all went home. Working extra hours was for those who were inefficient. No one worked on the weekends, holidays were sacred and planned months in advance. Sometimes a few employees would take home a file (or two) in their briefcases to attend to at home, however, this was the exception.
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