FOMO? What is FOMO? Is this some kind of Japanese soup? Nope it is not (although i'm sure i could have had you fooled). This is in fact an acronym that has gained frequent usage in my family recently...FOMO, Aka
Fear
Of
Missing
Out
I'm sure this is something you all will have experienced (even if you have not specifically named it) but coming from a big family where there's always a chance that if you don't speak up or make yourself noticed then you will miss out! Front seats, dog walks, the best cream cakes, you name it everything is a fight for the best! 'You snooze you lose'-basically my family motto!
So my problem is, despite not 'snoozing' you STILL miss out and FOMO begins to kick in! It's a horrible feeling that I find really hard to deal with and renders decision making a harrowing task, because whatever decision you make you're missing out on something! I fear not only that i will miss out, but that i will regret my decision that precedes this missing out and as time machines are not (to my knowledge) attainable, rectifying that 'wrong' decision is pretty much off the cards.
So how do we deal with out little FOMO issue? Well let's think about this LOGICALLY and RATIONALLY (that's a first for me)
Fear
Of
Missing
Out
I'm sure this is something you all will have experienced (even if you have not specifically named it) but coming from a big family where there's always a chance that if you don't speak up or make yourself noticed then you will miss out! Front seats, dog walks, the best cream cakes, you name it everything is a fight for the best! 'You snooze you lose'-basically my family motto!
So my problem is, despite not 'snoozing' you STILL miss out and FOMO begins to kick in! It's a horrible feeling that I find really hard to deal with and renders decision making a harrowing task, because whatever decision you make you're missing out on something! I fear not only that i will miss out, but that i will regret my decision that precedes this missing out and as time machines are not (to my knowledge) attainable, rectifying that 'wrong' decision is pretty much off the cards.
So how do we deal with out little FOMO issue? Well let's think about this LOGICALLY and RATIONALLY (that's a first for me)
- Doing everything is impossible- You are not Hermionie Granger, you can't turn a little clock thing so that you are able to attend every event, therefore you will ALWAYS be missing out on SOMETHING. For example say you wanted to go to your friends for lunch, but your family are going out for lunch somewhere nice too. Unless you want to eat two lunches, both events are going to take place so either way you're going to miss out. That is a fact of life that we must deal with! But how exactly are we to deal with it? This leads me onto point number...
- Commit!-Sometimes compromise can be a great thing, and much like our good friend Hannah Montanna, we get the best of both worlds, however, at what point are we compromising both events negatively and actually missing out on both? Could Miley ever truly enjoy stardom with the constant fear of being uncovered? (apologies for the Disney Channel analogy) but my point is that sometimes you MUST commit in order to prevent ULTIMATE FOMO by missing out on BOTH options rather than just one! Say you got invited to two parties on the same night. If you go to both you'll never fully get into the 'party spirit' will you? You'll just be worrying about time. Sometimes commitment is key to avoiding the ultimate FOMO 'checkmate'. So I'm sure your next question is "which party do I go to?"...
- Priorities- This is what you must ask yourself- What is more important? Where do my priorities lie? I had issues with this the other week. A day of work experience, or going out to a theme park for my sisters birthday? Now as much as i LOVE theme parks, this work experience could potentially lead to a job and so for the long term, i decided that i would NEED a job and i figured with the money i earn from the job i could go to theme parks WHENEVER! So the decision was made for me and establishing priorities was key to that! Anyway, I feel i've been rambling (apologies) So in conclusion is point number
- Don't let FOMO take over- Whatever it is you feel you're missing out on, be it a cream cake or a holiday, just try to remember that whatever decision you make, the world will not spontaneously implode. Opportunities return and without sounding too cliched, you are in charge of your own destiny. In a world where FOMO is inevitable you've just gotta Carpe Diem and not get too stressed about it!