Zoom Fatigue
Noun · Hacker Culture
Definitions
The mental exhaustion caused by long stretches of video meetings, constant self-presentation, limited nonverbal cues, and reduced cognitive rest between calls. It became a common term during the widespread shift to remote work.
In plain English: The tiredness that comes from too many video meetings.
Example: "The team’s attention dropped every afternoon because of stacked meetings and plain old Zoom fatigue."