Communication professor Jeremy Bailenson has identified four causes for ‘Zoom fatigue’ and provides four simple solutions in the first peer-reviewed article that systematically deconstructs Zoom fatigue from a psychological perspective. https://t.co/D39dtZsh3L

— Stanford H&S (@StanfordHumSci) February 25, 2021

i could have told you this without peer review https://t.co/g6Smh928cJ

— Tony Romm (@TonyRomm) February 26, 2021

Stanford paper says to reduce zoom fatigue:

1. Reduce size of zoom window

2. Hide self view

3. Go audio only as needed

4. Minimize the window as needed so you don’t see others https://t.co/OYOmLccB9h

— Nick Ducoff (@nickducoff) February 26, 2021

I’m not the only one! https://t.co/8Z9tU5S2Kn

— Katie Roof, mask wearer ? (@Katie_Roof) February 26, 2021

just do a phone call https://t.co/uGWfj3R1q6

— farhad manjoo (@fmanjoo) February 26, 2021

Did Stanford just invent the phone call? https://t.co/n3CP1SuaWO

— Laura J. Nelson ? (@laura_nelson) February 26, 2021

1. Excessive amounts of close-up eye contact is highly intense
2. Seeing yourself during video chats constantly in real-time is fatiguing
3. Video chats dramatically reduce our usual mobility
4. Cognitive load is much higher in video chats #ZoomFatigue https://t.co/vkjOcvqOse

— Charles Senteio (he/him/his) (@CharlesSenteio) February 25, 2021

i had a week of phone calls and it was very nearly restorative https://t.co/TjUork5sFV

— Walter Hickey (@WaltHickey) February 26, 2021

Stanford paper, shorter: “make it go away” https://t.co/tnJVwG29RN

— feminist next door (@emrazz) February 26, 2021

The “ZEF Scale” = Zoom Exhaustion and Fatigue Scale.

Excessive closeup eye contact and constantly seeing ourselves create a higher cognitive load during a video chat vs. an in person meeting.

Recommended solutions are interesting.https://t.co/JkIW7OeWnP

— Gavin Baker (@GavinSBaker) February 26, 2021

So basically you must turn it into a phone call. https://t.co/frB1O8TZHo

— Zamandlovu Ndlovu (@Ms_ZamaNdlovu) February 26, 2021

Research on avoiding Zoom fatigue--talks about extra cognitive and emotional demands. Great tips. I like this one: "give yourself an “audio only...not simply you turning off your camera... but also turning your body away from the screen” https://t.co/ELhzE4hRIc

— Bob Sutton (@work_matters) February 26, 2021

Confirming what we all feel after a day of Zoom calls (FWIW, I removed my 'self-view' from calls and it slightly helps) https://t.co/RuAxSG6s1q

— Eze Vidra (@ediggs) February 26, 2021

"in regular face-to-face interaction, nonverbal communication is quite natural and each of us naturally makes and interprets gestures and nonverbal cues subconsciously. But in video chats, we have to work harder to send and receive signals." https://t.co/h9CbhdgH18

— Neil Mosley (@neilmosley5) February 26, 2021

I need everyone to read this before inviting me to a zoom call that should have been a phone call (or an email). THIS is partly why we're so bloody exhausated: https://t.co/jw7iFVrEA2

— Dr. Seema Yasmin (@DoctorYasmin) February 25, 2021

Video calls are officially the worst https://t.co/RvdKhvhVzf

— Shubham Agarwal (@phonesoldier) February 26, 2021

In other words, use the phone. https://t.co/PLthWmOA2a

— M.G. Siegler (@mgsiegler) February 26, 2021

It's official: Zoom fatigue brought into focus by Stanford study https://t.co/PDWSqpkBrf via @financialtimes

— roula khalaf (@khalafroula) February 26, 2021

‘Zoom fatigue’ brought into focus by Stanford study https://t.co/p1X69f2WO1

— Financial Times (@FT) February 26, 2021

Researchers at Stanford University have confirmed that 'Zoom fatigue' causes greater stress than meeting in real life because of the 'non-verbal overload' of endless video calls https://t.co/OGAdXfHBNp

— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) February 26, 2021

No wonder I'm dead tired at the end of the day. https://t.co/rY3aeEzTaq via @financialtimes

— toomas hendrik ilves (@IlvesToomas) February 26, 2021

As someone who spends a solid 4-8 hours a day on Zoom 7 days a week.

This study is flatly wrong.

Zoom fatique is from:

1) Bad Audio
2) Bad Video
3) Poor etiquette

Forcing the participant to process massive amounts of sensory noise is very tiring.https://t.co/NysDAiABMu

— alexlindsay (@alexlindsay) February 26, 2021

Telling you what you already knew. But this time, with science. https://t.co/lzhropT100 via @Stanford

— Rick Turoczy (@turoczy) February 26, 2021

Study finds video chats fatigue humans due to the intense up-close eye contact, constant self-view in real time, reduced mobility, and increased cognitive load ??https://t.co/4R2pinffP9

— Brian Solis (@briansolis) February 26, 2021

This not only has the science on why we’re struggling, but some actionable ideas on how to help yourself be less tired after videoconferencing https://t.co/jsmUxbCNPq

— Heidi hopes you are ok (@wiredferret) February 26, 2021