FOMO Sapiens: Stop Missing Out and Start Living

What do you feel when you see photos of friends from fascinating lectures, trendy parties, or from a beach with palm trees by the blue sea? Doesn’t it sometimes seem to you that they live far more intensely, more interestingly, more “Instagrammably” than you do—and that you’re constantly missing something? This feeling is called FOMO (Fear of Missing Out)—the fear of missed opportunities. If you experience it often, you could be called a representative of FOMO Sapiens. The author of the term, Patrick McGinnis, believes that FOMO is a scourge of the digital society that leads to stress, insecurity, envy, and even depression. It interferes with career success, pushes people into risky investments, and makes business leaders choose wrong strategies and waste valuable resources. In his book, McGinnis offers effective practical strategies to keep the fear of missed opportunities under control, stay mindful, and make decisive, sensible choices without falling into analytical paralysis. The tests in the book will help you assess the scale of the problem, and the step-by-step strategies will help you finally start acting instead of being afraid.