# Joy Of Missing Out (JOMO) Feeling content with staying in and disconnecting as a form of self-care. Goes in opposition against [[Fear of Missing Out (FOMO)]] The whole world wants to us experience Fear of Missing Out (FOMO). But maybe it's time for us to feel good about missing out on some things. We need to go against the flow and focus on the Joy of Missing Out (JOMO) We're probably better off both emotionally and financially, avoiding falling for well-known marketing techniques. We all know these: - Promotions that bizarrely end in 10 minutes - Products that are always almost not in stock anymore - Campaigns that always end soon - Limited-time free shipping - People that are looking at the same product as we are - Content that expires - Special offers - … Maybe it's actually great if we miss that 50% promotion. Maybe it's good if we don't pledge on that Kickstarter campaign ending tomorrow. Let's try and go to the opposite end. Let's feel happy and proud about missing out. Let's focus less on consumerism and more on what really matters. ## References - https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/happiness-is-state-mind/201807/jomo-the-joy-missing-out