37 min
How Social Media Creates a Fear of Missing Out (And What To Do About It) The Personal Excellence Podcast
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- Self-Improvement
FOMO — or the fear of missing out — has become a pattern in today's world. We are constantly on our phones, glued to social media feeds and checking what other people are up to. The more updates we see, the more anxious we feel. We see people living this exciting life, achieving this new milestone, doing that exciting activity. We feel like we are missing out, that we are not living a good enough life, and we have a compulsion to keep up.
So we keep up... buying, keeping up, and absorbing as much information and updates as we can. And this addresses our anxiety... or does it?
Can you relate? Well, today's episode is just for you. :) In this episode of The Personal Excellence Podcast, I cover
* What is FOMO [0:29]
* Signs of FOMO [1:27]
* 4 reasons why FOMO exists [4:39]
* 5 strategies to tackle FOMO [15:06]
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Fear of Missing Out [Transcript]
Welcome to The Personal Excellence Podcast. The show that's all about helping you be your best self and live your best life. Now, your host, Celestine Chua!
Celestine Chua: Hey everybody, welcome to The Personal Excellence Podcast! This is Celestine Chua from PersonalExcellence.co. Today we're talking about the fear of missing out, otherwise known as FOMO.
Have you heard the term FOMO before? I'm sure some of you have. But if you haven't, FOMO refers to the apprehension that one is not in the know, or one is out of touch with some event, experience, or interaction. This compels the person to constantly want to know what's going on, what's happening out there, and whether they're missing out on something.
In today's world, FOMO exists on some level in many of our social media habits and online behavior — even if you don't realize it. This is why I want to discuss this topic today because I feel that FOMO has become such a prevalent issue.
Some Signs You Have FOMO
Some signs of having FOMO include
* Continually refreshing your social media newsfeed to see what's goi...
FOMO — or the fear of missing out — has become a pattern in today's world. We are constantly on our phones, glued to social media feeds and checking what other people are up to. The more updates we see, the more anxious we feel. We see people living this exciting life, achieving this new milestone, doing that exciting activity. We feel like we are missing out, that we are not living a good enough life, and we have a compulsion to keep up.
So we keep up... buying, keeping up, and absorbing as much information and updates as we can. And this addresses our anxiety... or does it?
Can you relate? Well, today's episode is just for you. :) In this episode of The Personal Excellence Podcast, I cover
* What is FOMO [0:29]
* Signs of FOMO [1:27]
* 4 reasons why FOMO exists [4:39]
* 5 strategies to tackle FOMO [15:06]
Listen to the podcast via my online player,
Apple Podcasts,
Spotify,
Google Podcasts,
TuneIn,
Amazon Music, or subscribe directly to my RSS feed.
The Personal Excellence PodcastShow Menu Podcast Subscription Menu Listen on iTunesListen on SpotifyListen on GoogleListen on TuneInListen on CastboxListen on PocketCastsListen on OvercastSubscribe via RSSHow Social Media Creates a Fear of Missing Out (And What To Do About It)Show Podcast Information
If you've found The Personal Excellence Podcast useful, I'd really appreciate it if you can leave an honest rating and review on iTunes. Your review makes a difference and will help spread the message of conscious living to the world. Thank you!
Fear of Missing Out [Transcript]
Welcome to The Personal Excellence Podcast. The show that's all about helping you be your best self and live your best life. Now, your host, Celestine Chua!
Celestine Chua: Hey everybody, welcome to The Personal Excellence Podcast! This is Celestine Chua from PersonalExcellence.co. Today we're talking about the fear of missing out, otherwise known as FOMO.
Have you heard the term FOMO before? I'm sure some of you have. But if you haven't, FOMO refers to the apprehension that one is not in the know, or one is out of touch with some event, experience, or interaction. This compels the person to constantly want to know what's going on, what's happening out there, and whether they're missing out on something.
In today's world, FOMO exists on some level in many of our social media habits and online behavior — even if you don't realize it. This is why I want to discuss this topic today because I feel that FOMO has become such a prevalent issue.
Some Signs You Have FOMO
Some signs of having FOMO include
* Continually refreshing your social media newsfeed to see what's goi...
37 min