End Digital Burnout

& Drive Motivation

Eliminate useless meetings.
Nothing fosters Zoom fatigue like
a day full of meetings that could
have been emails, or meetings
where you weren’t personally
needed in the first place. Better
meeting planning leads to less
burnout. First, audit your recurring meetings and cut
any that haven't been productive. Also make sure you
invite only the necessary parties, send out an agenda
to keep you on track, and make recurring meetings
opt-in for non-essential parties when possible.
Set office
hours.
When working from home, it's easy
to let yourself answer emails 24/7. Set
work hours for yourself and stick to
them, and don’t expect your team to
answer at all hours either! During the
work day, set specific office hours
when your team knows for sure they
can reach you instantly. This will give
you the freedom to walk away from
your screen for a midday break when
you’re outside of those hours.

Vary mediums.
Video calls have their benefits - you get to
see your partner’s body language, facial
expressions, and surroundings; it feels
more like a normal face to face
conversation. But with the phenomenon
of Zoom fatigue spreading through our
workplaces, it’s important to remember
that each digital medium has its place.
Don’t zoom when it can be an
email, phone call, or even text
message. It’s likely your team will
benefit from the variety.
Create systems
for efficiency.
Inefficiencies make us feel like we’re spinning
your wheels and not getting anything done -
because that’s exactly what we’re doing! To
combat burnout, adopt norms including
approval hierarchies, common email
acronyms, easy access to management
approval, and agenda setting that requires
team members to come to meetings prepared.

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