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113. Missing Something? How to Kick FOMO with Conscious Decision-Making

2023/10/31
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Mat Abrahams：害怕错过（FOMO）和害怕更好的选择（FOBO）是普遍存在的焦虑，让人们不断地与他人比较，并担心自己错过了更好的机会。 Mat Abrahams：意识到自己并非唯一经历FOMO的人，可以带来一些慰藉。 Mat Abrahams：如何减少或消除FOBO带来的负面影响？ Mat Abrahams：除了语言，还有什么可以传达个人风格？ Mat Abrahams：成功的沟通需要哪些要素？ Mat Abrahams：是什么让你产生FOMO感？ Mat Abrahams：你最欣赏的沟通者是谁，为什么？ Patrick McGinnis：FOMO是一种普遍现象，它源于社交媒体和人们对他人生活的持续比较，让人觉得自己不够好，错过了什么。FOMO是一种强大的驱动力，如果控制得当，可以成为积极的激励因素；但失控时，会导致负面情绪和不良行为。应对FOMO的方法是区分“渴望型FOMO”（追求更好事物）和“从众型FOMO”（追随他人），并分别采取策略。FOBO（害怕更好的选择）与FOMO不同，它指的是因为害怕错过更好的选择而迟迟无法做出决定，是一种消极的拖延。应对FOBO的方法是设定明确的标准，并学会外包一些不重要的决策。语言如同拼图，运用创造性的语言可以使沟通更有趣，并挑战自我。在沟通中，使用一些不常见的词汇，并及时解释其含义，可以使沟通更具吸引力，并帮助听者理解。作者正在考虑一个关于风险投资市场的新术语：“支持溢价”（support premium）。社交活动和职业选择会让他产生FOMO感。他欣赏Ruby Kaur的沟通能力，因为她能够以一种令人惊叹的方式与人们建立联系。成功的沟通需要：真实性、谦逊和个人风格。在沟通中，也要注重个人风格，就像穿着打扮一样。

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This chapter introduces the concept of FOMO (Fear of Missing Out), a term coined by the guest, Patrick McGinnis. It delves into the origins of FOMO at Harvard Business School and its evolution into a widespread phenomenon fueled by social media. The chapter explores how constant comparisons to others' curated lives lead to feelings of inadequacy and dissatisfaction with one's own choices.

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What if you had that job? What if you were with that person? What if there’s a better option out there? If you find yourself asking these questions, Patrick McGinnis invented the term for what you’re experiencing: FOMO.

First coined by McGinnis) in a piece published by the Harvard Business School newspaper, FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) describes the anxiety we feel when thinking that other people are having more fun and living more fulfilling lives than we are. As McGinnis says, “We are constantly comparing ourselves to other people. We are seeing the options that are out there. And then we're saying, what I'm doing right now isn't good enough. I am missing out on something.”

Both in his book), Fear of Missing Out: Practical Decision-Making in a World of Overwhelming Choice, and in this episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart, McGinnis explains how conscious decision-making can help us feel more sure of our choices and experience less anxiety about the options we pass up.

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