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SCI & TECH● LOW1h ago · Oct 20, 2026, 2:02 PM

Psychology says that people who get more tired after a video call than after an in-person meeting are not being difficult; the brain treats a grid of faces looking from a foot away like a room full of people standing too close, for an hour

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Constant gazing, one's own image on screen, and the difficulty in interpreting gestures and silences increase mental effort during virtual meetings. A study with almost 10,000 participants identified five factors linked to exhaustion and noted that breaks between connections

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