From the article:
... the October 2023 study reveals that the physiological effects of video conferencing on the human body are not to be dismissed and that employers and academic institutes should re-assess their reliance upon the tools.
From the study referenced above:
50 min videoconferencing, if compared to a face-to-face condition, results in changes in the human nervous system which, based on existing literature, can undoubtedly be interpreted as fatigue
I avoid them at all cost. Makes me too stressed and fatigued.
I hear you. Not always possible, though. And then I try to keep them as short as possible.
Just like in-person meetings, online meetings/conferences should be emails instead. If your users won't read an email, then they certainly won't pay attention during a conference/meeting. But at least an email can be read piecemeal at any time, thus reducing fatigue.
I bought a fart toy recently and I'm gonna start using it during monthly company-wide online meetings. And next time they do a company-wide in-person get-together, I'll hand out fart toys to anyone that shows up. If they fire me over thus, then I'll have a hilarious story to tell people for the rest of my life.
The fart noises will continue until all meetings become emails.
Fortune favours the brave