Episode 48: Is FOMO our latest mental affliction?

Havana Cafe Sessions Podcast

English - April 10, 2017 08:52 - 45 minutes - 62.3 MB
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Does it feel like everyone else is having more fun than you? Taking better vacations, going to trendier bars or cooler art exhibits or playing with newer tech gadgets? Do you worry when you step away from your iphone or email in case you miss something important (even when you're not expecting anything)? If so, you could be suffering from the latest in our line of modern mental ailments -- there was Affluenza, Comparativitis, and now, FOMO -- the Fear of Missing Out.