Digital Overload and the Relationships Impacted by Extended Telecommuting

During 2020 a screen has become the only method of communicating, getting entertainment, and sustaining life. We are all overwhelmed with “very-useful-information”.
Covid 19 and the ramifications of extended telecommuting are affecting us all. Compounded stressors such as the blending of home and work responsibilities mixed with an increase in information and screen time are exacerbated further by our lack of face-to-face contact and the inability to ‘decompress’ on our off-time and holidays by traditional means pushing Digital Wellness to the forefront of the company and HR department responsibilities.

In our upcoming lecture, Hai Vo and Patrick Mitchell will discuss how the positive and negative loss and gain of telecommuting impacts our relationships with the self, space, team, and company on a mental, physical, and emotional level, ways to help mitigate negative loss and negative gain impacts, as well as stress management and burnout prevention strategies during extended telecommuting.

Speakers

Hai Vo

Managing Director, Durable Approach

Hai has a background in IT, Human Resources management, and 15+ years of experience in setting up and managing remote and distributed IT teams. Hai sits on the board of a sustainable African housing project and has taught Yoga for almost a decade.

Patrick Mitchell

Director of Pedagogy, Durable Approach

With a background in Philosophy and Sociology, Patrick has taught at the university level, sat on international educational program committees, and continues to sit on the board of an academic publishing platform.