FOMO, or FOBO

I have never thought about me having FOMO. My life have always moved so fast, and I always managed to keep on pace.

Got my first job as a software developer as a 15 yo, started my first company at 17 yo, did some voluntary work for one of the biggest NOGs on Brazil (managed to get my name mentioned on a UN meeting in Brasilia) and with a lot of hard word, I was always on the highlights, because it was always natural for me to be subject when people were talking about prodigies.

But, recently, the pace of my advancements slowed down drastically. I am at the same company since last year, I am on a position that I am not happy about anymore, other developers and engineers entered my team and got responsabilities with more weight then mine and bit to bit, my pace was slowing down.

One of my strategies of fighting against FOMO is to work on indie projects, because this way I can still manage to remember people how good I am at what I do, and that this job of mine is temporary while. I just need a new opportunity to pursue this need of mine of being praised and with people that look forward to me.

I guess my FOMO is some kind of feat of being ordinary. Anyway, this post should be named FOBO.