What is JOMO? The Acronym Series

JOMO is Joy of Missing Out

Photo by Ben White on Unsplash

Pitted against Fomo, Jomo can be a competitor of Fomo, yet it isn’t, because Jomo is essentially the place of solace. And we need to put in more effort to practice Jomo than Fomo!

“JOMO is the satisfaction one feels in the current moment, with accompanying acceptance of what one doesn’t have in that moment… Life satisfaction increases with intentionality and actively choosing things one finds fulfilling.”

– Cathy Sullivan-Windt, PhD, psychologist and founder of the New Connections Counseling Center.

Jomo eases my nerves because it has the word ‘Joy’ in it. Also, surprisingly Jomo Kenyatta was the first president of Kenya. Interesting!

Rushing towards the fast-paced urbanized life, we still can choose to live a Jomo-stylized life because it goes further than just picking another distraction to take us away from mindless scrolling. It’s a shift in our attitude.

Related Reading: What is FOMO and What is WAGMI

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