Category: Alumni Authors

Title:Fear of Missing Out: Practical Decision-Making in a World of Overwhelming Choice

Author: Patrick J. McGinnis (F'98)
Date Published: May 5, 2020

Fear of Missing Out: Practical Decision-Making in a World of Overwhelming Choice
Patrick McGinnis, creator of the term FOMO, has been thinking about it for seventeen years―and he has a solution: decision-making. Learning to weigh the costs and benefits of your choices, prioritizing your decisions, and listening to your gut are central to silencing FOMO and its lesser-known cousin, FOBO: Fear of a Better Option.

Sourcebooks (2020)

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