Zoomed out: how can we politely tell people we’d rather not chat?

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Zoomed out: how can we politely tell people we’d rather not chat?
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Video fatigue is real, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith, and now is a good time to be candid about emotional needs

Like everyone right now, I’m video-chatting a lot – Skype drinks, family dinners over FaceTime, catch-ups with groups of friends on Zoom. I’m pretty extroverted and I love that we can all stay connected but I’m finding it tricky to say no when I don’t want to spend another evening in front of the screen. Specifically, I have one group of friends who have now decided that we will catch up for drinks and a video chat every Tuesday evening.

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