Zoom Brain: What You Need to Know and How to Manage

Video calls seemed an elegant solution to remote work, but they wear on the psyche in complicated ways.

“With video, we must rely on our eye contact at all times. It takes much more emotional effort to stay engaged in video interactions.”

Smartphones and other tech pose special challenges—and opportunities—for young brains.

The attention economics of reverse meetings can be much more favorable than our current standard.

We sound strange on Zoom, Skype, and FaceTime. Why?

Sitting in a videoconference is a uniformly crap experience. Instead of corroding our humanity, let’s design tools to enhance it.

It’s not just Zoom. Popular video chat platforms have design flaws that exhaust the human mind and body. But there are easy ways to mitigate their effects.

The reality of virtual graduation, prom, and college orientation.

The medium can be more taxing and intensifies everyday work communication.

To make video calls less exhausting for yourself, try using a few research-based tips.

And here’s what to do about it.