Embrace JOMO (Joy of Missing Out)
Balloon by Julien Deveaux from The Noun Project
FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) often leads you to reluctantly accept invitations to things that ultimately drain your time and energy. And while there are many benefits of being alone, unfortunately solitude gets the short end of the stick in a society that tends to favor extroverts and put the power of social interaction on a pedestal.
Anil Dash proposes that we instead embrace JOMO, the Joy of Missing Out:
Increasingly, my default answer to invitations is “no.” No, I’m not going to go. And when well-intentioned hosts inevitably point out, “You’re going to regret not coming!” I won’t say it out loud, but I’ll probably think, “No, I really won’t.”
Tom Ford said it right: “time and silence are the most luxurious things today.” Guard your time from things that don’t warrant your immediate attention or leave you feeling drained. Go out on your own terms, not anyone else’s.
