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Screen time at ‘breaking
point’ but can tech help?
It is no secret that technology has become
increasingly present in our lives, especially over
the past year.
We use our devices to stay in touch with friends
and family, to educate and entertain our children
and, for many, to work from home.
But endless virtual interactions have resulted in
so-called Zoom Fatigue, according to scientists at
Stanford University.
To prevent digital burnout, tech firms are now
trying to design technological solutions to
encourage productivity and creativity and to
allow you to spend less time staring at a screen.
Blue colours show little or no stress, whereas red and yellow colours show higher levels of stress in the scan
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Take breaks
Microsoft has introduced a new tool on Outlook
that encourages people to take shorter meetings
with plenty of breaks.
The settings schedule meetings five minutes
after the hour - to provide a natural break
between calls.The tool was created in response
to Microsoft’s own research, which found that
back-to-back virtual meetings can make people
stressed and distracted.
Researchers conducted brain scans of 14 people
during four half-hour back-to-back meetings -
once without breaks, and once with 10-minute
breaks in-between each meeting.
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