What is JOMO and how can you embrace it?

The 'Joy Of Missing Out' is ignoring the pressures to get involved in everything your peers are doing and taking time for yourself.

Living life in the slow lane can be deeply satisfying but it can be hard to disconnect from what everyone else is doing and just focus on what YOU. If you need a little nudge in how to live your best life, here are a few tips on how to excel in JOMO.

Staying out till all hours, spending your hard-earned money on vodka and regret? Nah I think I’ll just stay in. Saying no to them and yes to yourself is the ultimate key to self-care. But how do you say no and feel good about it? Say goodbye to FOMO and hello to JOMO. If you want to order a takeaway, get in your pyjamas and binge-watch an entire series with your cat then why the hell not!

Reflect

Have a think about how you currently spend your time, everyone has the exact same hours in the day, but are you happy with how you spend yours? What activities are driven by what others are doing and what activities are driven by genuine desire. Why not try journaling as a way to grasp clarity and make sense of your thoughts and long-term priorities?

Disconnect

Embrace time offline, social media can be the main culprit for FOMO, instead of comparing your lazy sunday morning to everyone else's, why not take the time to turn off your phone, read a book, go for a walk, paint a picture, whatever makes you feel good!

Reconnect

Get in touch with yourself and your loved ones; schedule the things that matter the most, if you spend your time in a meaningful way, you will stop worrying about how others spend their time.

You know you have achieved JOMO when...

Staying in is the new going out!

1. You love to be on your own

Your friends may be hitting the cobbles and checking out the latest bar in town while they party the night away, but you have absolutely no desire to join them.

While the old you may have had a fit at the very thought of not joining in on a social extravaganza, the new you would much rather spend some time with yourself and enjoy a slow paced evening tailored to exactly how you want it. So while your friends are holding each other’s hair back, you are hitting that pillow hard.

2. Your life doesn’t revolve around Instagram likes

Social media is a root cause of a lot of worry and stress a lot of the time. Do I look like I'm having fun? Does it seem like I'm living my best life? Is my feed aesthetically pleasing? Why do I care?!

If you don't feel the need to participate in all the fads and fashions like the 'ten year challenge' then you have achieved JOMO. You post for yourself and yourself only, you post as frequently or infrequently as you like because you have nothing to prove.

3. The latest fitness trends don’t faze you whatsoever

If the thought of sunrise yoga doesn’t tickle your fancy, and sticking to a training plan just isn’t for you, then you have reached JOMO. You don’t feel the need to post an Instagram of you flexing in your new gym gear, you just get on with it.

4. You watch what you want to watch without following the crowd

You’ve overheard the conversations in the office, you’ve seen the various hashtags trending on twitter, but you still aren’t rushing home to catch up on what’s hot right now. You may watch it when the excitement dies down but for now, you’re binging that series you love that you may or may not of already seen a thousand times.

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