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A new study from Stanford University has the effects on our health of extended spells of video-conferencing. Researcher and communications expert Jeremy Bailenson the phenomenon "Zoom fatigue," but the condition is not restricted to just that platform. In the past year, most of us have extended periods of time online using an array of video-conferencing platforms. The coronavirus pandemic has tools like Zoom, FaceTime, Skype and Google Hangouts have the only way we have been able to see and to loved ones. Many companies have heavily on video-conferencing for meetings, and educators have them to their lessons online.

Mr Bailenson several factors that make video-conferencing so fatigue-inducing. He said it is not just tiredness and eye-strain from at a computer screen for hours and hours. It is also about by "cognitive overload" and feeling pressure to be perpetually on. We constantly feel we to be in touch with friends or available for bosses, customers or students. Bailenson this leads to burnout and stress and can your chance of moderate to severe depression. He said this anxiety can adversely your self-confidence. This is because of the large number of faces staring at you in meetings. Bailenson this to the stresses of public speaking.