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Over 300 million people globally are now using Zoom every day. As the pandemic progresses, more and more of our daily activities take place online. While virtual meetings have become a part of our professional and personal lives, many people find videoconferencing exhausting and are suffering from so-called ‘Zoom fatigue’ or ‘screen time fatigue’. It is the feeling of dread and exhaustion when another online meeting pops up in the calendar.
Zoom zombies
Pam Bailie, who works with Pam Golding Properties, and has been doing so remotely since the first lockdown was imposed in March last year, says it feels as if the online platform has turned everyone into “Zoom zombies” as they talk over each other, or lapse into periods of silence waiting for someone to speak. “Zoom makes me feel exhausted and disconnected. It is also weird being able to watch m