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How to maintain energy and health while working in a virtual environment

eople who spend more and more time in the digital world need to develop new and healthy habits. This will prevent the fatigue they feel from having virtual meetings. There are many reasons for this. They have a harder time recognising non-verbal communication and try harder not to have a negative effect – they wear the so-called “social mask”, which puts more pressure on them. Therefore, they should remember that meetings are used to discuss important information and not to compete over how households look or are designed. Most problems also relate to the fact that meetings sometimes follow each other without interruption. Then there is no time left for basic needs and relaxation, such as having lunch, water, coffee, going to the toilet, having some rest, concluding a meeting or moving on to the next topic. 

Although the culture of virtual meetings is still developing, meetings without the possibility of at least five-minute breaks are inconsiderate to the participants’ mental health. Besides, tasks entered via video calls are significantly less likely to be completed: Around 30 percent needs to be re-entered because people forget the details and important information. Combining virtual meetings with offline work is ideal: You enter certain tasks by e-mail and request written answers or share a summary of replies before the virtual meeting takes place. RED