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Earlier studies suggested that fatigue from virtual meetings stems from mental overload, but new research from Aalto University shows that sleepiness during virtual meetings might actually be a result of mental underload and boredom.

From Science Daily • Oct. 30, 2023

New research suggests sleepiness during virtual meetings is caused by mental underload and boredom.

From Science Daily • Oct. 30, 2023

We’ve been on a diet of sensory underload.

From Washington Post • Nov. 22, 2021

A trucker now operating over the roads between New York and Chicago, for example, must underload his trailer in order to meet the requirements of Pennsylvania and Ohio.

From Time Magazine Archive