Tag: FOMO

Replacing FOMO with Curiosity

We’ve all felt FOMO. The fear or anxiety that something better or interesting is happening somewhere else, without us. The feeling is real, and utterly human. And, if we are being honest, something we’ve all felt more often than we’d care to admit. Recently, I’ve noticed how much energy I’ve been holding around recognizing it […]

How FOMO got overthrown by FOGO – and what we can do about it

There is little doubt that the phrase FOMO — Fear Of Missing Out — has become a behavioral trademark of our frantic cultural mood. Few things seem to steer our social existence as much as the fear of not necessarily missing, but rather being overlooked by the dynamic flow of organized activities, events, and experiences. […]

FOMO Has Been Kicking My Butt a Little Bit

I think everyone gets some lucky breaks in life – there’s something others struggle with that you just genuinely don’t. For me, I’ve usually laughed at Fear of Missing Out, in part because I’m a largely anti-social dork who usually doesn’t want to hang out or dance or go to clubs or drink super heavily anymore. When I read all the personal finance posts about dealing with FOMO, it’s really one of the things I always got to think, “at least that doesn’t eff me up.”