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Show but don’t tell: why silent Zooms are golden for focusing the mind

Written By Unknown on Sunday, April 26, 2020 | 3:49 AM

As isolation stress sets in, many find that sharing quiet online spaces is the key to boosting brain power

There are Zooms for pub quizzes, Zooms for dinner parties, Zooms for work meetings and now there is a Zoom for sitting together and not talking at all. Behold, the silent Zoom!

On paper, the practice of logging on to a video-conferencing site to sit with strangers for an hour without communicating may hold limited appeal. In practice, silent Zooms have become a lifeline in lockdown for users trying to focus on writing, reading, meditation and more.

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I'm hooked - three of us continued our silent sessions over the weekend as they've proved so productive

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