106. Dr. Jennie Byrne on How to Work Smart & Combat Zoom Fatigue

​Dr. Jennie Byrne​ is a trained physician, psychiatrist, and neuroscientist who published ​"Work Smart: Use Your Brain & Behavior to Master the Future of Work"​ which is about the workplace and how we can use an understanding of our brains and behavior to make it better now. Dr. Jennie's research came about during the pandemic as we were trying to figure things out. The technical term for zoom fatigue is video conferencing fatigue and it's a real phenomenon. The research shows that our brain is basically in a high state of alert and that our brain resources are being drained to try to navigate a highly unnatural environment. In this episode we also talk about the importance of taking care of ourselves so that we don't experience empathy fatigue. And at the end, we have some fun talking about how emojis turn on our brains the same way facial expressions do. To continue the conversation with ​Dr. Jennie,​ connect with her on ​LinkedIn​, check out her ​website Dr. Jennie Byrne.com​, and buy her book: ​Work Smart: Use Your Brain & Behavior to Master the Future of Work​. I know I am. Work Smart will be available on Audible this summer! PODCAST RESOURCES Just in case you missed them, here are two related episodes from Office Flip Flops: ​Episode 83: Calm Your Vagus Nerve for Anxiety with Ellyn Ito​ ​Episode 99: Body Language: Truth & Lies with Shello O'Donovan To learn more about Francesca, checkout her ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website: DressedSmart.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Leave a message with Francesca on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠ Like this episode? Subscribe to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and subscribe to the podcast on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ iTunes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠or your favorite podcasting app.