McGinnis coined the term FOBO, as well as FOMO, back in 2004 when he was a student at Harvard Business School and wrote an article titled “Social Theory at HBS: McGinnis’ Two FOs.” ...

Where it may have started with the bigger things, one day, you may realize you’ve been standing in the breakfast cereal aisle, unable to decide which one to pick,” said life coach and entrepreneur ...

This exposure fuels FOMO, which can lead to impulsive financial decisions. Approximately 40% of millennials reported that “social media causes them to spend money they do not have.” ...

Eliza Becker, a 27-year-old from Wollongong, recently shared a video on social media discussing what she refers to as “girlhood FOMO” — the fear of missing out on the close-knit female ...

The concept of FOMO is widely known these days. This term for “the fear of missing out” even made it into dictionaries starting in 2013. But fewer people are familiar with a related and similarly ...

The term FOBO was coined at the same time as FOMO, but fewer people are familiar with the damage it can cause. Hiraman via Getty Images These days, people are generally familiar with FOMO ...

These days, people are generally familiar with FOMO, the fear of missing out. Some have even learned to embrace JOMO, the joy of missing out. But a lesser known (yet related) phenomenon is FOBO.