For many years, I was a very iconic person for FOMO. This refers to a phenomenon observed on social networking sites and it includes two steps - the perception of missing out and compulsive behavior to maintain social connections. This was representative for me probably because I was a good student and I needed to know everything.
Recently, I found out about another concept - JOMO and this became almost a resolution for me.
JOMO means the “joy of missing out”, like slow-down with social media, practicing self-care, reconnecting with the present moment.
What specific actions I take to embraceJOMO:
- Closed the notifications from all the social media apps on the phone
- Activate at least as possible internet on the phone
- Journaling
- Blogging - although it is made also on a laptop, with online research, my focus here is on content writing and delivering value on subjects related to personal and professional development
- Observing the daily schedule and make lists of activities I have to do, but don’t like and things I like doing. Multiple activities I like
- From time to time, plan a day to work from the office instead of remote working
- Planning offline activities (alone or with a group) - like movies seen at the cinema, going to theatre or concerts, trips
- Walking in nature and observing trees, flowers, landscapes
- Verify all the connection requests I receive and accept only relevant people
- Verify the connections I have and disconnect with people I don’t know
- Unsubscribe from many newsletters
- Doing a list with relevant websites and visiting them regularly for updates
I know that these were more intuitive actions (not very scientific-based), but what about you? Are you more of a FOMO or a JOMO? What are you doing for this?
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