# What is JOMO and Why it will Increase your Productivity x97

> TL;DR: You are mortal. You will die. Don't waste your time.

# What is JOMO?

JOMO (Joy of Missing out) is the opposite of FOMO (Fear of Missing out).

This was first described by Patrick McGinnis in his amazing book:

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- Modern sites and applications exploit our primitive vulnerabilities. Our brains are wired for alerts and attention. This is how we survive as a race.

- We are safer than ever now. We don't need to be so alert nowadays. Even on COVID-19 times.

According to Patrick McGinnis' 3 tips, we can fight it:

- FOMO is based on the perception that something out there is better than what we are doing now. But sometimes perception is a deception in disguise.

- Limit your time online to a fixed amount.

- We can control FOMO using full consciousness, mindfulness, or meditation.

# Tips to avoid FOMO and JOMO master 

- Make friends with the idea that "not everything is possible".

- Recognize your finite time and your mortal life.

- Choose what to prioritize every day.
 
- Be willing to lose something to be present with specific people and give them quality time.

- Recognize and Fight Doom scrolling.

- Detox, unsubscribe from social networks.

- Leave chat groups, WhatsApp, Discord, forums, etc. don't be ashamed. Politely say goodbye first. You are no better than them. 

- Stay with positive people. Avoid toxic ones.

- Block your own IP against tabloids or sensationalism.

- if you relapse, go back and check that you did not miss anything important.

- Prefer asynchronous communication (pull), over synchronous ones (push).

- We need to focus. 

- Create a safe place or environment, minimizing interruptions.

- We cannot achieve everything.

- Be here now.

- Disable ALL notifications. Yes, All.

- Internet content is filtered. We don't see the whole picture.

- Reflect on what you are losing by not being present. 

- Come back and see what you missed. You have infinite scrolling. You missed nothing important.

- and many more tips...

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# What does the 97x stand for?

It is just an internal joke, a clickbait is the opposite of a JOMO. 

See the full story here:

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