Forget FOMO: The Joy of Missing Out

Betsy O'Brien - The Bets Life
4 min readJan 30, 2023

You’re most likely familiar with the phrase “FOMO,” or the “fear of missing out.” Whether you’ve suffered the sad sigh while scrolling Instagram or realized that you aren’t part of a group text chain, I think we’ve all had those left-out feelings bubble up inside of us. I can’t make a bachelorette trip? FOMO. I went home and others stayed out and had a super fun night? FOMO. I’m out of town for a concert I would have really…

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Betsy O'Brien - The Bets Life

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