What should you be missing out on this year? What for?
That's probably a question you were not expecting, above all by a motivational coach, above all during the first week of January, where it is usually all about setting new goals, crafting New Year's resolutions, being productive, leveling up, being on top of your game.
Missing out feels almost icky.
That's probably a question you were not expecting, above all by a motivational coach, above all during the first week of January, where it is usually all about setting new goals, crafting New Year's resolutions, being productive, leveling up, being on top of your game.
Missing out feels almost icky.
[Hi, nice to e-meet you! I am missing out on a regular basis
and I am quite happy with it. How about you?
Pic: Me, December 2018 © Radoslaw Kosiada]
And yet... What if missing out could actually be the best tool at your disposal, in order to achieve what you want, to live the kind of life you are hoping for, and to discover a new meaning in your day-by-day activities? What if embracing LOMO could be life-changing to you?
Like I always tell my clients - begin each day as if it were on purpose.
Like I always tell my clients - begin each day as if it were on purpose.
Will Smith as Alex "Hitch" Hitchens
in Hitch (2005) by Andy Tennant
How does a day lived on purpose could look like?
What would LOMO (Love Of Missing Out) and JOMO (Joy Of Missing Out) change in our daily and weekly schedule, in our way to deal with time, in our professional and personal life?
For each of us, the mileage may vary, depending on life situation, expectations, inner desires, age, social and marital status, and many other factors, and yet there is something that, in my opinion, would always be part of the equation, when thinking about living on purpose: a small little word, that very often gets a bad rep for no reason. Less.
Less can be so much more, and not only when it's the slogan of fancy advertisement campaigns that want to convince you to buy "less", and yet to buy in any case at least what they are selling to you.
["Thinking is difficult, that's why most people judge".
If Jung would have lived now, it may be that this quote
would have sounded like "Thinking is difficult,
that's why most people suffer from FOMO"]
would have sounded like "Thinking is difficult,
that's why most people suffer from FOMO"]
"Less" can mean fewer projects, fewer commitments, fewer hobbies, fewer meetings, fewer errands, fewer goals that you cherry-pick, and are happy about. Fewer items on your to-do list, and yet things you are excited about and willing to dedicate your time to, because they are meaningful to you, because they shape your life in the direction you want, because they add value to your life, because they make you happy and a better person.
In this scenario, "less" is about using mindfulness in order to evaluate what is the best option available to you and where your focus should be. It is about concentrating on what you get, not on what you are missing. Digital minimalism is a good example of this mindset:
Digital minimalists see new technologies as tools to be used to support things they deeply value – not as sources of value themselves. They don’t accept the idea that offering some small benefit is justification for allowing an attention-gobbling service into their lives, and are instead interested in applying new technology in highly selective and intentional ways that yield big wins. Just as important: they’re comfortable missing out on everything else.
Cal Newport
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
What would happen if you would miss out on something?
What would you get, in return?
How do you see LOMO, and why?
Tags: Minimalism, FOMO, LOMO, Digital minimalism, Saying no, Focus, Quotes, Mindfulness, Self-awareness
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