Produced at the height of the pandemic, Nadler’s research on ‘Zoom fatigue’ is my ‘go to’ research for normalising coachees’ experiences of being more exhausted by Zoom than by meeting in person.
Simply put, our brains have to work harder to create a convincing 3D person when we are experiencing them in 2D. So, part of our brain attention is occupied with making a real human being out of what is in front of us.
The solution? Meet up in person or communicate verbally without camera.