I’m lucky. On average, I’m only on videoconference calls for about five hours a week. I have friends and colleagues who burn that many hours on camera every day!
I’ve been videoconferencing since the 1990s — when you needed a dedicated ISDN line and a $1,000 worth of audio-video gear to make it happen. Today, you open up your laptop and you’re ready to go, even if you’re in a McDonald’s. Back then, when it worked, it was exciting. Today…, not so much.
Though most people call it Zoom fatigue, you’ll find it on any videoconferencing platform. Another name for the same effect is MEGO, short for “My Eyes Glaze Over.” You know how it goes. A combination of boredom, conversation drift, and a lack of meeting focus, and soon you’re as snoozy as grandpa after a big lunch.
