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Too much information: the COVID work revolution has increased digital overload

  • Written by Olga Kokshagina, Researcher - Innovation & Entrepreneurship, RMIT University
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Are too many online meetings and notifications getting you down?

Online communication tools – from email to virtual chat and video-conferencing – have transformed the way we work. In many respects they’ve made life easier. Without them we could not have made the shift to remote working during the COVID pandemic.

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