FOBO and being a Fuck Yeah Friend (FYF)
We all know and are familiar with FOMO: Fear of Missing Out. However, the real culprit of our generation is not FOMO, but FOBO: Fear of Better Options; a term originally coined by a Harvard student back in 2004. FOBO is the reason so many people struggle to pursue...
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2019 Reflections: The better outweighed the bad
As I reflected on 2019, I first thought of all the downs I experienced. Last year brought me more instability, anxiety, depression, and loneliness than any year before. Among the negative feelings I experienced – I was so stressed at work I didn’t take time to celebrate wins. I...
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Seeking out ways to support others
Just something I need to remind myself to do when I get too wrapped up in all my own goals, ambitions, stressors, and anxieties. That’s all....
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Sometimes I’m there, but I’m not there
Quite often I find myself in social situations where I either Don’t really feel like being social Am just really bad at being social I definitely have some social anxiety. [I think my family would be surprised to hear that because they see me as the social one] It’s...
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Waking up to the sun
By far my favorite way to wake up. Natural light, no alarm, so peaceful, so energizing. I especially love summertime in Los Angeles when the sun shines bright at 6am. Fits right in with my schedule. 😁...
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My new years resolution to not buy drinks at bars and restaurants
TL;DR I decided not to buy alcoholic drinks at bars and restaurants this year It’s mostly a lifestyle thing to focus more energy on what I enjoy I needed a rule, not guidance (e.g. I’m going to drink less) I still like drinking and don’t feel a need to...
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“Never miss twice”
This is such a great phrase for building habits. You’re not going to be perfect all the time, but you need consistency to build any habit, achieve any goal, or make any lifestyle change. Hence, whenever you veer off track on a habit, put all of your focus and...
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“I don’t have time”: My biggest pet peeve
Don’t have time to travel? Don’t have time to workout? Don’t have time to date? Don’t have time for your favorite hobby? Don’t have time to see your family? Don’t have time to volunteer? Don’t have time to cook? It’s not that you don’t have time. It’s that you...
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Getting deeper with each other
I notice that with most mental and life issues we are going through, someone close to us is experiencing the same thing – we just have to open up. When we do it tends to create empowerment. Remember in class when the teacher would encourage us to ask questions...
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