What FOMO means - and where the term came from

What is "fomo", and why do we all feel it? Dive into the term's origins and the psychology behind the fear of missing out.
Yahoo

Feeling FOMO for something that’s not even fun? It’s not the event you’re missing, it’s the bonding

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. They had so much fun without me. Milko/E+ via Getty Images Imagine you’ve planned the trip of a lifetime for your animal-loving ...
The Atlantic

Your FOMO Is Trying to Tell You Something

I have a joke I like to make—though it’s not funny, and it’s not really a joke. Whenever I know I won’t be able to join my friends the next time they hang out, I make everyone promise to not have fun ...
The Conversation

Feeling FOMO for something that’s not even fun? It’s not the event you’re missing, it’s the bonding

Jacqueline Rifkin received grant funding support for this project from the Marketing Science Institute (MSI). Barbara Kahn received funding from the Marketing Science Institute (MSI) and research ...