First of all, thanks for helping me understand what FOMO & JOMO mean. I actually didn't know they existed. Can you guess why? ...no, you were wrong! 🤣 The right answer is I don't use social media and I don't believe I fit in the group you mentioned in you piece.
I've never installed Instagram (I just know it's a dove looking icon and an app) nor any other popular apps out there. Apart from FaceBoring because I've used it to look for houses whenever I move out, and then I uninstall it immediately.
So, the million MXN question is how do I JOMO? I simply stay away from social media and live inside a bubble (as this astute, interesting woman said to me recently). To be honest, I don't have a magic answer on how not to FOMO. I believe it takes a lot of effort to stay away from them, especially if your job depends on social media.
However, starting little by little could help. Leave your phone at home whenever you know you'll be back in 10 minutes because the store is around the corner. When cooking, place the phone on the opposite side of where you are so that it won't be as easy to reach for it as if it were in you pocket. Or simply, invite that one friend you mentioned to help you with certain things so that you get distracted 😜. You may learn one thing or two, you never know! Lastly, let's get that Nokia because it sounds cool 🤣.
Hope you have a great JOMO start, Ranjani. Catch you next time!
First of all, thanks for helping me understand what FOMO & JOMO mean. I actually didn't know they existed. Can you guess why? ...no, you were wrong! 🤣 The right answer is I don't use social media and I don't believe I fit in the group you mentioned in you piece.
I've never installed Instagram (I just know it's a dove looking icon and an app) nor any other popular apps out there. Apart from FaceBoring because I've used it to look for houses whenever I move out, and then I uninstall it immediately.
So, the million MXN question is how do I JOMO? I simply stay away from social media and live inside a bubble (as this astute, interesting woman said to me recently). To be honest, I don't have a magic answer on how not to FOMO. I believe it takes a lot of effort to stay away from them, especially if your job depends on social media.
However, starting little by little could help. Leave your phone at home whenever you know you'll be back in 10 minutes because the store is around the corner. When cooking, place the phone on the opposite side of where you are so that it won't be as easy to reach for it as if it were in you pocket. Or simply, invite that one friend you mentioned to help you with certain things so that you get distracted 😜. You may learn one thing or two, you never know! Lastly, let's get that Nokia because it sounds cool 🤣.
Hope you have a great JOMO start, Ranjani. Catch you next time!