How To Escape the Comparison Trap | Creator of 'FOMO', Patrick McGinnis Image

How To Escape the Comparison Trap | Creator of 'FOMO', Patrick McGinnis

29 May 2024 - 58 mins
Podcast Series Finding Mastery with Dr. Michael Gervais

We all know about FOMO, or the Fear Of Missing Out. We’re scrolling through our social media feeds, and there it is: post after post of a friend who’s somewhere exotic, having a great time, or at an exciting new job… and we’re not. We can’t help but compare our lives with people who seem to be doing so much more.

The result can be an uptick in anxiousness, distress, grinding to “keep up” and sometimes FOMO can even stop us from taking action…that feeling of being overwhelmed. 

FOMO – the acronym and the idea – really struck a nerve in the social media age. Not only is it now in the Merriam Webster dictionary, but it’s spawned a whole slew of related acronyms: FOBO (Fear of Better Options),...

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