Feb 5, 2025 · McGinnis coined the term FOBO, as well as FOMO, back in 2004 when he was a student at Harvard Business School and wrote an article titled “Social Theory at HBS: McGinnis’ Two FOs.” He believes that FOBO is “an affliction of abundance.” Our on-demand world overwhelms us with seemingly endless choices, thus compelling us to keep all our ...

1 day ago · Fewer marketers know about FOBO, Fear of a Better Option. Patrick J. McGinnis, author of Fear of Missing Out, coined both terms.While FOMO can be a sales accelerator, FOBO works in the opposite ...

1 day ago · “FOBO, or Fear of a Better Option, is the insidious twin of FOMO,” says McGinnis in his blog. FOBO stems from the anxiety that something better will come along, and as a result, you do not ...

4 days ago · What you’re feeling is FOBO – the even worse cousin of FOMO. It’s a problem intricately entwined with the modern age, causing paralysis over what should be even the most trivial of decisions.

5 days ago · Thanks to “pop entrepreneur” and author Patrick J. McGinnis back in 2004, we had a term to quantify that inexplicable dread of possibly missing out on something fun, grand, or important, otherwise known as “FOMO.. But McGinnis also coined a term that, arguably, is even more applicable in our everyday lives—“FOBO.” FOBO, as McGinnis writes on his blog, is the “insidious twin of ...

6 days ago · The latest anxiety-inducing trend is "FOBO," or "fear of a better option." In other words, people are constantly ruminating on the "what if." Too much of a good thing is, apparently, a bad thing.

FOMO, FOLO, and FOBO are modern fears in the digital age. Learn to understand and outsmart them for better mental health and a life worth living.

Fear of missing out (FOMO) is the feeling of apprehension that one is either not in the know about or missing out on information, events, experiences, or life decisions that could make one's life better. [2]

Jan 20, 2023 · FoMO, internet-speak for the fear of missing out, is a common affliction in the social media age. Here's what causes it, and how to avoid triggers.

FOMO involves a constant focus on external things – others’ lives, other experiences, other material things – and a disregard for what’s great about you and your own life.