š§š»āāļø Want to meet Acharya Prashant? Be a part of the Live Sessions: https://acharyaprashant.org/en/enquiry?cmId=m00026 š Want to read Acharya Prashant's Books? Get Free Delivery: https://acharyaprashant.org/en/books?cmId=m00026 š Read 3 handpicked wisdom articles, just for you: https://acharyaprashant.org/en/articles?cmId=m00026 āāāāāā #acharyaprashant #AcharyaPrashant #FOMO #CareerVsContentment #LifeClarity #WhatMatters Video Information: 09.03.25, Bangalore Open Session, Bangalore Context: A software engineer asks Acharya Prashant a deeply relatable question: how can one align career and ambition with inner satisfaction and contentment in a world full of FOMO and distractions? In this thought-provoking response, Acharya Prashant dismantles the illusion of missing out, questions the value we assign to worldly goals, and explains how self-inquiry is the only path to real fulfillment. š Key themes: FOMO, career pressure, meaninglessness in achievements, illusions of modern life, and the need for deep personal clarity. 00:00 ā Introduction: The Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) 01:10 ā House on fire, yet worried about the match 03:25 ā Missing the train vs. missing tea: misplaced priorities 05:40 ā What are you really missing? 08:00 ā Knowing yourself is seeing your inner chaos 10:10 ā Cleaning the false, not importing the great 12:25 ā Why general anxiety has no clear object 15:15 ā The illusion of fulfilled desires 17:20 ā We desire what we falsely assume has value Music Credits: Milind Date ~~~
