How to deal with FOMO (Fear Of Missing out) (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by bigEgoAndILoveJazz@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I feel like it's the main reason I can't stop my YouTube addiction, do you guys have any ideas ?

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[-] MeetInPotatoes@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Everything is an opportunity cost. That is, if you're engaging in YouTube you are missing out on something else. It's fine if that's the choice you want to make, but understand that you're "missing out" on hanging out with friends or reading or video games or calling a family member.

this post was submitted on 06 Jul 2023

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