BETWEEN FOMO AND JOMO My friend dmnt_bnkt asked me a really good question this week: “Alina, how do you actually get any work done in Barcelona?” And honestly… it’s a real challenge. This city has sunshine almost every day, the sea is five minutes away, concerts, festivals, networking events, beach clubs, sports events, and somehow every weekend there is something happening. When you first move here, you experience FOMO. You want to go everywhere. See everything. Say yes to every invitation. Then, after a while, something changes. You discover JOMO — the Joy of Missing Out. You realize you don’t have to be everywhere. In fact, you can’t. And that’s when the real challenge begins: finding your balance. For me, the priorities became clear: my health, my morning routine, my work, my family and close friends. Everything else fits around those. Some people rent an apartment far from the beach so they’re less tempted. Others stop checking event calendars altogether. Some simply ...