Nir Eyal presents a short anecdote contrasting FOMO (fear of missing out) with JOMO (joy of missing out). He describes a friend who used to attend parties out of FOMO but now prefers missing them to spend quieter, more enjoyable one-on-one time, illustrating JOMO as a deliberate alternative.
So I had a friend of mine who always felt FOMO about parties, and she would keep going to these parties because of the fear of missing out. Well, if I don't attend the party and something good happens and I might miss it and she wouldn't feel good afterwards, she kind of felt low energy, she didn't really enjoy them. And so I introduced her to this concept of Jomo, the joy of missing out. So now, as opposed to a big party that she doesn't really feel great about, she's not really excited about, instead she enjoys missing out because she spends that time one on one, with a friend that she enjoys spending time with.
Your Beliefs Are Sabotaging You (Here's Why) - Beyond Belief for Athletes with Nir Eyal
