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Facing FOMO: The Fear of Missing Out

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 In today's society, our day to day experiences can be readily presented to the public in ways that are the most interesting, aesthetically pleasing, or exciting via sites like Facebook and Instagram. These "perfect" lives displayed on news feeds have aggravated a widespread phenomena known as "FOMO," or fear of missing out. Dr. Michael Bordieri visits Sounds Good to discuss the best way to address, overcome, and avoid FOMO. 

      The perfectly pruned representations of our daily lives and experiences can often give misleading information about the person who posted the images' life as a whole. These misrepresentations of the poster's life can lead viewers to experience jealousy, longing for similar experiences, or even fear that these seemingly important experiences are taking place while the viewer is missing out. This often causes people to avoid living in the moment, effectively missing out on the happenings beyond their smart phone screen.
        Dr. Michael Bordieri, Professor of Psychology at Murray State University, visits Sounds Good to discuss the growing phenomena and ways in which one might remedy their own FOMO, including cutting back on screen time and actively pursuing face to face communication. 

Tracy started working for WKMS in 1994 while attending Murray State University. After receiving his Bachelors and Masters degrees from MSU he was hired as Operations/Web/Sports Director in 2000. Tracy hosted All Things Considered from 2004-2012 and has served as host/producer of several music shows including Cafe Jazz, and Jazz Horizons. In 2001, Tracy revived Beyond The Edge, a legacy alternative music program that had been on hiatus for several years. Tracy was named Program Director in 2011 and created the midday music and conversation program Sounds Good in 2012 which he hosts Monday-Thursday. Tracy lives in Murray with his wife, son and daughter.
Melanie Davis-McAfee graduated from Murray State University in 2018 with a BA in Music Business. She has been working for WKMS as a Music and Operations Assistant since 2017. Melanie hosts the late-night alternative show Alien Lanes, Fridays at 11 pm with co-host Tim Peyton. She also produces Rick Nance's Kitchen Sink and Datebook and writes Sounds Good stories for the web.
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