Aubrey Carter
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
It stands for you only live once.
So we often use this to justify taking a risk, being spontaneous, doing something indulgent or adventurous.
Or maybe like if you have FOMO, you're going to go even though you're tired because YOLO.
They had to say the whole thing.
What a waste of time.
It did become sort of more lighthearted and fun sounding with the acronym.
And we often do use that sing-songy tone that you're hearing there, right?
Kind of emphasize it like that.
So they decided to quit their jobs and move abroad because YOLO.
I'm like, yeah, they're doing this big change because you only live once.
But you can also say YOLO there sort of a little more seriously.
This is interesting.
So this is sort of a pro tip to remember the difference between them.
FOMO is sort of a little more anxiety driven.