--- title: ICYMI:  RESEARCHERS IDENTIFY CAUSES OF AND FIXES FOR 'ZOOM FATIGUE' description: Prompted by the recent boom in Zooming, Stanford Prof Jeremy Bailenson examined the psychological consequences of being on these platforms hours per day. --- **(314) 968-5129** [![AppointLink – Higher Education Power Tools](https://blog.appointlink.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/AppointLink_January2021/images/logo-appointlink-heder.png?width=400&height=400&name=logo-appointlink-heder.png "AppointLink – Higher Education Power Tools")](https://appointlink.com/) MENU - [OUR TOOLS](https://appointlink.com/#) - Power Tools - [Attendance & Class Participation Tracking](https://appointlink.com/attendance-class-participation-tracking/) - [Classroom Management](https://appointlink.com/classroom-management/) - [Communications Portal](https://appointlink.com/communications-portal/) - [Course Faculty Evaluations](https://appointlink.com/course-faculty-evaluations/) - [Custom Development](https://appointlink.com/custom-development/) - [Exam Scheduling](https://appointlink.com/exam-scheduling/) - [Faculty Activity Review System](https://appointlink.com/faculty-activity-review-system/) - [Grading](https://appointlink.com/grading/) - [Social Distancing & Remote Teaching Tools](https://appointlink.com/social-distancing-remote-teaching-tools/) - [Student Directories and Profiles](https://appointlink.com/student-directories-profiles/) - [Student Engagement](https://appointlink.com/student-engagement/) - [Take Home Exams](https://appointlink.com/take-home-exams/) - [Write-On Competition](https://appointlink.com/write-on-competition/) - Toolkits - [Faculty Toolkit](https://appointlink.com/faculty-toolkit/) - [Leadership Team’s Toolkit](https://appointlink.com/leadership-teams-toolkit/) - [Registrar’s Toolkit](https://appointlink.com/registrars-toolkit/) - [Remote Learning Toolkit](https://appointlink.com/remote-learning-toolkit/) - [Student Affairs Toolkit](https://appointlink.com/student-affairs-toolkit/) - [INTEGRATIONS](https://appointlink.com/integrations/) - [SUPPORT](https://appointlink.com/support/) - [REQUEST INFO](https://appointlink.com/contact-appointlink/) - [OUR TOOLS](https://appointlink.com/#) - Power Tools - [Attendance & Class Participation Tracking](https://appointlink.com/attendance-class-participation-tracking/) - [Classroom Management](https://appointlink.com/classroom-management/) - [Communications Portal](https://appointlink.com/communications-portal/) - [Course Faculty Evaluations](https://appointlink.com/course-faculty-evaluations/) - [Custom Development](https://appointlink.com/custom-development/) - [Exam Scheduling](https://appointlink.com/exam-scheduling/) - [Faculty Activity Review System](https://appointlink.com/faculty-activity-review-system/) - [Grading](https://appointlink.com/grading/) - [Social Distancing & Remote Teaching Tools](https://appointlink.com/social-distancing-remote-teaching-tools/) - [Student Directories and Profiles](https://appointlink.com/student-directories-profiles/) - [Student Engagement](https://appointlink.com/student-engagement/) - [Take Home Exams](https://appointlink.com/take-home-exams/) - [Write-On Competition](https://appointlink.com/write-on-competition/) - Toolkits - [Faculty Toolkit](https://appointlink.com/faculty-toolkit/) - [Leadership Team’s Toolkit](https://appointlink.com/leadership-teams-toolkit/) - [Registrar’s Toolkit](https://appointlink.com/registrars-toolkit/) - [Remote Learning Toolkit](https://appointlink.com/remote-learning-toolkit/) - [Student Affairs Toolkit](https://appointlink.com/student-affairs-toolkit/) - [INTEGRATIONS](https://appointlink.com/integrations/) - [SUPPORT](https://appointlink.com/support/) - [REQUEST INFO](https://appointlink.com/contact-appointlink/) ## AppointLink Blog # ICYMI:  RESEARCHERS IDENTIFY CAUSES OF AND FIXES FOR 'ZOOM FATIGUE' Published by [Korin Munsterman](https://blog.appointlink.com/appointlink-blog/author/korin-munsterman) on Mar 2, 2021 1:30:00 PM [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.appointlink.com/appointlink-blog/icymi-stanford-researchers-identify-causes-of-and-fixes-for-zoom-fatigue%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.appointlink.com/appointlink-blog/icymi-stanford-researchers-identify-causes-of-and-fixes-for-zoom-fatigue&media=](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.appointlink.com/appointlink-blog/icymi-stanford-researchers-identify-causes-of-and-fixes-for-zoom-fatigue%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.appointlink.com/appointlink-blog/icymi-stanford-researchers-identify-causes-of-and-fixes-for-zoom-fatigue&media=) "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. BY VIGNESH RAMACHANDRAN Even as more people are logging onto popular video chat platforms to connect with colleagues, family and friends during the COVID-19 pandemic, Stanford researchers have a warning for you: Those video calls are likely tiring you out.... In the first peer-reviewed article that systematically deconstructs Zoom fatigue from a psychological perspective, published in the journal [*Technology, Mind and Behavior*](https://tmb.apaopen.org/pub/nonverbal-overload/) on Feb. 23, \[Professor Jeremy\] Bailenson \[communications professor at Stanford University\], has taken the medium apart and assessed Zoom on its individual technical aspects. He has identified four consequences of prolonged video chats that he says contribute to the feeling commonly known as 'Zoom fatigue.' ... ## Four reasons why 1) Excessive amounts of close-up eye contact is highly intense... 2) Seeing yourself during video chats constantly in real-time is fatiguing.... 3) Video chats dramatically reduce our usual mobility.... 4) The cognitive load is much higher in video chats." Continue reading here to find out what the solutions are:  [https://news.stanford.edu/2021/02/23/four-causes-zoom-fatigue-solutions/](https://news.stanford.edu/2021/02/23/four-causes-zoom-fatigue-solutions/)  "If you are interested in measuring your own Zoom fatigue, you can take the survey [here](https://comm.stanford.edu/ZEF) and participate in the research project."   Tags: [Legal Education](https://blog.appointlink.com/appointlink-blog/tag/legal-education), [Remote Teaching & Learning](https://blog.appointlink.com/appointlink-blog/tag/remote-teaching-learning), [Online, Hybrid, and HyFlex Teaching](https://blog.appointlink.com/appointlink-blog/tag/online-hybrid-and-hyflex-teaching), [Law School Technology](https://blog.appointlink.com/appointlink-blog/tag/law-school-technology), [ICYMI](https://blog.appointlink.com/appointlink-blog/tag/icymi) [Back to Blog](https://blog.appointlink.com/appointlink-blog) ## Related Articles ## [ICYMI: TALKING LEGAL ED - NEW PODCAST LAUNCHED](https://blog.appointlink.com/appointlink-blog/talking-legal-ed-new-podcast-launched-0) A new podcast called, Talking Legal Ed, was launched in February 2021. 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