TechnologyTech for the shutdownPrint articleExclusiveWhy workplace video calls are so exhaustingJohn DavidsonColumnistJul 13, 2020 – 11.26amSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginAre video meetings wearing you down? Do you find your concentration waning at the 30-minute mark of a work from home meeting, and never really recovering?You are not alone.Loading...John Davidson is an award-winning columnist, reviewer, and senior writer based in Sydney and in the Digital Life Laboratories, from where he writes about personal technology. Connect with John on Twitter. Email John at jdavidson@afr.comSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreTech for the shutdownMicrosoftCoronavirus pandemicWork in the shutdownLatest In TechnologyFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In TechnologyThe Australian Financial Review MagazineMax Allen’s top 20 drinks of the year (from $25 to $500)Max AllenHow Pandora became the world’s No.1 jewellery businessSydney perfected this restaurant – now it’s Melbourne’s turn to enjoyBOSS Financial ReviewPush to scrap two strikes rule rejected by architectPatrick Durkin and Sally PattenCareer advice that actually works, from a $2.5b company CEOAustralia’s 50 highest-paid CEOs in 2025 revealedLife & LeisureAustralia’s newest viral sport is this CEO’s go-to stress busterLife & LeisureHong Kong is making a comeback as the ultimate stopover cityAnd the world’s best vineyard is ...Rich ListYoung property entrepreneur gets set in green concrete start-upSarah PettyInside Australia’s most expensive country estateThe moment that led to a $750m coal fortune and a Ferrari obsession