THE joy OF MISSING OUT

I’d always believed myself to be generally immune to FOMO, or the fear of missing out. After all, I’d often feel a sweet rush when plans were cancelled, or find myself feeling depleted when I’d had too many social events with not enough downtime. When lockdown happened, however, FOMO took on a new meaning – we all felt we were missing out on fun social occasions and daily interactions with friends and family. It highlighted that our time is precious, and best spent with those we love.

So, post-lockdown, I felt I should be living my best life pretty much all the time. I’d missed out on experiences and once the world opened up again, I felt a pressure to ‘seize the