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The "Fear" in FOMO
Living with constant or recurring fear, from post-traumatic stress to paranoia to FOMO, doesn’t improve life quality; it just makes us haunted and tense.
Our task is to live in a FOMO-plagued world without catching the virus.
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FOMO is based on lies
When you feel FOMO coming on, remind yourself that practically every image you see on practically any screen is likely misleading.
The human experience depicted by the media is never the whole truth — and often an outright lie.
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Fight FOMO with FOMO
What if we let FOMO mean something else?
- Fear of Moving On. With this definition, you remind yourself that fixating on things you may be missing is just another way of resisting your own life, your own unfolding destiny.
- Find One Magnificent Object. When FOM...
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Stop!
Realize that the only thing any of us ever has is the moment we’re living now. And we don’t have to let FOMO pull us out of it, into a fantasy that can never be realized.
Stop and appreciate a cool drink of water. Stop and rejoice in the knowledge that since FOMO is generated by...
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The Benefits of Living in The Present
It improves our concentration, effectiveness and, in general, our mood.
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The Fear Of Not Achieving
Many of us imprison ourselves in a self-made world of denial, not able to confront our own failings. We end up blaming others, or the world for our own shortcomings, just to avoid our deepest fears, like shame and a sense of worthlessness.
Our inability to confront our feelings of inad...
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