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Oct 2023
52m 13s

FOMO: how it hurts your health

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The FEAR OF MISSING OUT! It is a common anxiety, and for good reason. It is linked to our hunter gatherer ancestors - but also may be created from childhood issues, and the psychology of FOMO IS FASCINATING. Today we explain the up to date science on what it means to have FOMO and how you can learn to live with it.


WDWLTW:

  • An asteroid didn't kill the dinosaurs
  • How we can ACTUALLY use policy to stop climate change


STUDYTIME: FOMO - HOW DO YOU COPE!


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