“FOBO is a serious problem that can inflict far more damage than FOMO,” McGinnis noted. “Unlike FOMO, which is largely an internal struggle that mostly hurts you, the costs of FOBO aren’t just borne ...

Too much of a good thing is, apparently, a bad thing. Forget “fear of missing out.” The latest anxiety-inducing trend is “FOBO” — or “fear of a better option.” In other words, people are constantly ...

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, the fear of ...

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What is FOBO? The fear of being offline, and it's bad affecting so many employees who answer emails and stay connected at all times. Here's expert advice. Well, for all you eager employees, here’s how ...

FOBO, or fear of becoming obsolete, was on business leaders' minds at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.Monty Rakusen/Getty Images FOBO was the new buzzword floating around Davos this ...

Technologies like ChatGPT have spurred new waves of concern about tech making workers’ jobs obsolete, according to a recent Gallup poll. However, overall levels of concern still remain low, Gallup ...

Well, there’s a new app out called FOBO that aims to solve all those problems, providing users with a local marketplace for selling consumer electronics. FOBO launches in San Francisco today, offering ...

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 ...

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