Fomo - Fear Of Missing Out.

The word FOMO, first used in 2000 by Dr.Herman in his academic paper, has been included in the Oxford Dictionary in 2013 due to its widespread use alongside the words such as'selfie', 'emoji'. It refers to the social anxiety people are dealing with nowadays.

It is the most common feeling in today's generation mostly prevalent due to the effect of social media where every person keeps posting pictures of them on a tour or at a party. Remember, no person is as happier or richer or as beautiful as they appear on social media. We all went to a fancy restaurant or bought fancy clothes and did fancy things just to post them on social media and look cool in front of others.

In the middle of a class or a meeting, we repeatedly open our WhatsApp and check if someone has updated a story showing off cool things they are doing while you are stuck in this serious place. You might be studying and all of your friends went partying and started calling you to come over for at least some time. It's human's natural tendency to get diverted and go to the place or stick to your plans but regretting that you didn't go to the party.

Both the cases are harmful and damage your work as well as your image too.
Just think, what if the party is not as great as they expected? You have saved a lot of time for yourself. By not going to this party, how much can you achieve, even if it's a partial development, it's worth the sacrifice.

Just admit the simple fact that ' Everyone has to deal with boring, serious stuff in life ', You cannot be present at all the places every time.

Next time, try mastering the 'Mindfulness' skill where your mind and soul concentrates completely on the present experience even if you are doing mediocre mundane domestic jobs. It changes your life and you start achieving your goals, no matter how many, how bigger distractions you get in your journey towards the goal.

One of your friends might be enjoying the snow, while someone else bought a new car, but you have money neither to buy a car nor to travel to a cold country, so just admit the fact, You might get all these chances later or even get better chances, so just stay where you are at the moment and focus on the moment and go with your own pace.

People keep saying that life is a race but it isn't, in a race only a few wins but in life, only a few people lose. So make sure that you are a better person today than you are yesterday and keep moving at your own pace, but just keep moving. Eventually one day you will get there.