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Wouldn\u2019t it be great to feel more confident, courageous, and less stuck about decision-making?\xa0In this episode, Jill talks with Patrick McGinnis, who coined the term FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) about his new book Fear of Missing Out: Practical Decision-Making in a World of Overwhelming Choice. Join us for this fun and rich discussion about the causes and pitfalls of FOMO. We also talk about FOMO\u2019s darker cousin FOBO (Fear of a Better Option). Later get tips for how to overcome indecision You'll find the power to choose what\u2019s right for you by honing your decision-making skills.\xa0Listen and Learn What are FOMO and FOBO?\xa0FOMO and FOBO\u2019s evolutionary roots\xa0FOMO\u2019s dark tollFOBO\u2019s darker tollWhy FOMO\u2019s good- in moderation- and FOBO\u2019s always badHarnessing FOMO\u2019s upside to work for youPatrick\u2019s hacks to squelch indecisiveness\xa0Tips to help your kids not fall prey to FOMOHow FOMO and FOBO fluctuate across the lifespan About Patrick McGinnis Patrick J McGinnis is an international venture capitalist and author of Fear of Missing Out: Practical Decision-Making in a World of Overwhelming Choice. Patrick coined the term FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) as well as the term FOBO (Fear of a Better Option) in a 2004 article in the student newspaper at the Harvard Business School. FOMO has since been added to the dictionary and FOBO has become an increasingly popular framework to describe analysis paralysis. Patrick is the host of the hit podcast FOMO Sapiens, which is distributed by Harvard Business Review, and the author of the international bestseller The 10% Entrepreneur: Live Your Startup Dream Without Quitting Your Day Job. He has been featured in the New York Times, Politico, The Financial Times, the Guardian, and Inc, and gave a popular 2019 TED Talk on FOBO and decision-making. Patrick has traveled to 103 countries and lives in New York City. Resources Fear of Missing Out: Practical Decision-Making in a World of Overwhelming Choice by Patrick McGinnisThe 10% Entrepreneur: Live Your Startup Dream Without Quitting Your Day Jobby Patrick McGinnisWebsite: www.patrickmcginnis.com\xa0Podcast: FOMO Sapiens\xa0Instagram: @patrickjmcginnisTwitter: @pjmcginnisFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/ItsPatrickJMcGinnis\xa0127. Indistractable with Nir Eyal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices