From the course: Conducting Remote UX Research Interviews

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Avoiding burnout

Avoiding burnout

- [Narrator] With all of these remote tools enabling us to continue conducting research and maybe even increasing the amount of research we're ultimately able to do, it's important to also know that just because we might be able to cram more sessions into a day it doesn't mean that we should. We've already talked about schedule a little bit, but Zoom fatigue is very real and conducting interviews is exhausting. Even under the best of circumstances. I often equate running remote interviews to remote speed dating. You want to provide a good enough impression but also jump into the nitty gritty. Sometimes very personal details of someone's life and you have limited time to do so. With that in mind, I strongly recommend limiting the schedule to no more than five sessions a day and making sure to include breaks in between. I know that's not always possible, but even a few minutes to process, get a drink, stretch and rest…

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