Why do you always stare at yourself when you have a video conference?

Now video conferencing has become a compulsory course in the workplace.

In a meeting, you should listen carefully to the work reports of your boss and colleagues, but you will be unconsciously attracted by your "face" in the video.

Do many people do this?

Why do we like watching ourselves in the video so much?

First, is it narcissistic?

After all, anyone who stares at his face will wonder if he has some hidden narcissistic tendency.

This tendency used to be hidden in the subconscious, but now it is finally revealed under the power of science and technology?

Actually, don't worry.

"Because of the data":

More than 89% of the female respondents said that when they hold a video conference, they will only stare at themselves on the screen for more than half the time.

When you stare at your face in a video conference, you really experience a brand-new self-knowledge experience under the power of technology.

It's not that you can see your facial expression clearly or find new wrinkles, but the wonderful experience of mirror image.

The "scarcity" and "freshness" of this experience may be something that many of us have not chewed carefully before.

Using WeChat video phone should be after 20 13.

Daily video teleconference originated from epidemic prevention and control since February last year.

So many people's enhanced video experience is one and a half years, because the novelty has not passed yet.

In other words, in the long history of mankind, most people have no chance to see themselves through the dynamic form of video.

In the past, we either looked at our static photos and looked in the mirror, or occasionally caught a glimpse of our dynamic appearance when passing by the window in the street.

It is the "power of science and technology" that brings a novel experience of seeing yourself.

It is precisely because of this "novelty" that many people can't help watching themselves in the video.

More importantly, this experience has given us an ability that we didn't have before.

Second, people's control over self-image is increasing. ****

In the video, people attending the meeting are watching at the same time, and you hardly decorate it.

However, with the popularity of filters and beauty tools, we have more and more control over our self-image. If you open your circle of friends, you will see beautiful and handsome men.

It is said that Tik Tok now has the function of automatic makeup, and the anchors don't even need makeup. They just need to choose what style of makeup they want and click on it.

Choose a fresh makeup today and a European and American style tomorrow.

As long as you want, there is always a way to let others see that you like yourself.

This is a trend brought by the development of science and technology: people have more control over their self-image.

It is precisely because of this control that we no longer worry about losing points in the image, but instead become extra points and have stronger self-confidence.

Third, the compensation mechanism for the lack of self-existence. ******

Because during the epidemic prevention and control period, many people have been in social isolation for a long time and lack social interaction with others.

This isolation brings more than loneliness.

Isolation may also bring a psychological effect: the sense of self-existence is greatly weakened. So it is an effective compensation to have the opportunity to stare at your own video for a while.

In daily life, you may never notice that our sense of self-existence is being fed back and enhanced anytime and anywhere.

For example:

Into the office, and the security guard at the door nodded tacitly;

You pull the door for your colleague, and the other party says thank you;

A colleague passes by you and makes eye contact with you for 0. 1 sec;

You told someone a joke, and they laughed happily. ......

These seemingly small details, but every detail is a response, affirmation and confirmation of "your sense of existence".

On the contrary:

When you entered the office, the security guard turned a blind eye to you;

You open the door for your colleague, and his colleague leaves without saying a word;

When you tell a joke, others don't seem to hear you. ......

Then don't you think I have no sense of existence?

Therefore, social isolation cuts off not only socialization, but also these self-existence affirmation and confirmation signals.

The self-gaze in the video is just a kind of "compensation" for these signals.

Nothing can confirm the "sense of existence" better than seeing yourself completely and dynamically with your own eyes.

So, now, will you have less criticism, more gentle sympathy and stare at yourself in the video?

Perhaps the self-gaze in the video conference reflects everyone's inner social desire.