Apr 24, 2020 07:00:00

It is pointed out that people are falling into 'Zoom fatigue' due to outing restrictions due to the outbreak of the new coronavirus

Due to the epidemic of the new coronavirus infectious disease (COVID-19), many countries are implementing restrictions on going out, and more and more people are switching their jobs from home to work. Video conferencing tools such as

Zoom are making a leap forward in such circumstances, but Scott Rosenberg, a writer at the American business information site Axios , said, 'People are getting tired of Zoom.' I'm pointing out.

Why we're getting Zoom fatigue-Axios
https://www.axios.com/zoom-fatigue-coronavirus-teleconferencing-f5c0ce17-483f-4c71-9a7d-f023d7e7a45b.html

Rosenberg points out that people are feeling a lot more tired from video conferencing when they have to work online and do a variety of other social activities. The reasons for 'Zoom fatigue' pointed out by Rosenberg are as follows.

◆ 1: Zoom is used in every aspect of life
With the rise of COVID-19, not only is Zoom used for business discussions, but also for large conferences, private social gatherings, family conversations, and religious meetings. I will. Among those who want to have a drinking party with friends while refraining from going out, more and more people are conducting 'online drinking parties' using video conferencing tools.

Rosenberg points out that using the same tools as at work at various events in my personal life would prevent my brain from successfully switching between work and privacy. For example, just moving from the office to the bar on the way home will change your brain and mental state from 'work mode' to 'private mode', but if you are sitting in the same chair and doing the same work and private interaction, My brain is so good I can't get out of work mode. It has also been shown that oversitting is not good for your health .

◆ 2: Video conferencing increases cognitive and mental friction and exacerbates social anxiety
Video conferencing tools allow you to talk while watching the other person's situation through a webcam, but they are not the same as in the real world where you directly meet and talk, and there are subtle differences from real conversations. For example, there may be cases in which a slight amount of stress accumulates in the conversation due to a slight delay in audio and video, inadvertent pressing of the mute button, or slowdown of the line. Also, with video conferencing tools, your footage may be displayed on a portion of the screen, but seeing your face while talking is not a real conversation.

Rosenberg also pointed out that 'you cannot make eye contact with the other party by video call.' The appearance of yourself on the screen of the other party was taken by a webcam mounted externally or on a PC, so if you try to make eye contact with the person on your screen, your line of sight will be your webcam. Will come off.

In a normal video conference, the faces of all the participants are displayed in a bust-up form, but it has been

pointed out that the human face projected on the screen causes a ' fight, escape or reaction '. Since many stress hormones are released depending on whether you fight or escape, the video conference call puts a lot of stress on your body and mind. Also, in a real conversation, they do not always face each other because they face each other at different places or walk away from each other, but basically video conferencing tools talk while staring at the screen. . This too is stressful for those who are used to normal conversation, Rosenberg pointed out.

◆ 3: People are tired from the COVID-19 pandemic situation
People are compelled to use video conferencing tools because of the global epidemic of COVID-19 and the upset of people's lives. This fact is making people tired, but each time they use video conferencing tools, they realize that they are in an unusual situation and are even more tired, says Rosenberg. Said.

Mr. Rosenberg pointed out, 'It is not necessary for all meetings to use video conferencing tools,' and advises that calls and emails that do not use video can be sufficiently exchanged with other people.