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Minimizing Virtual Comparisons And Distractions
Large group video calls often tend to be comparison contests, increasing self-critical behaviour.
To minimize negative feelings or bad habits, we can fiddle with the settings to minimize our faces, or put the screen image placement to the bottom of the screen. We can also use sticky notes to block any distractions and focus on actual work. We can also put our complete focus on the person we are interacting with, looking for visual cues.
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Always Looking In A Mirror
A small percentage of people are excessively focused on real or imagined flaws related to their looks, and look in the mirror quite often. The people find mirrors a force that controls, imprisons and paralyses them.
Even if we don’t fall under that bracket, constantly seeing ourselves in t...
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Virtual Vs Real Communication
Being self-concerned while on a video call is natural. We can see after a while that our face is tensed up and has a quizzical look.
New studies show that friends behave differently in video interactions and the in-person ones. Virtual meetings put us in a muted state, both physically and...
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Digital Mirrors
As more and more interaction goes online due to work being increasingly remote, we find that we are staring at our digital selves on the laptop or smartphone screen more often than usual. Social scientists are looking at the long-term effects of being connected via screens in our homes, isolated ...
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Reduce distractions
Our behaviour can be shaped by things we are unaware of.
For example, when we try to focus on our work, it's easy to wander off track with distractions such as checking social media or answering emails. Suspending Facebook accounts or deleting apps from your phone can help to reduce th...
Avoiding phone calls
Phone calls only focus on our voice. Other social cues are absent, making talking on the phone daunting.
- Anxious people may prefer texting, seeing it as a superior medium of expressive and intimate contact.
- Texting can give people a chance to think about the...
Anxiety Due To Climate Change
The American Psychological Association (APA) defines Eco-Anxiety as a mental health issue due to climate change. This and other existential threats are processed in the anterior cingulate cortex(ACC), a region of our brain that is also responsible for our behavi...
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