Digital Detox
- “does a digital detox work”
- “how long should a digital detox be”
- “digital detox evidence”
- “should i quit social media”
01 · Side by side
Side by side
Comparison sheet
| Aspect | Digital detox | JOMO |
|---|---|---|
| Requires abstinence | Yes | No |
| Time-boxed | Yes | No |
| Sellable | Highly | Barely |
| Can raise FOMO | Documented | No |
02 · Which one you meant
Which one did you mean?
In shortReaders who land here meaning Digital Detox rather than JOMO are usually searching for phrases like “does a digital detox work”, “how long should a digital detox be”, “digital detox evidence”.
JOMO
- “what does jomo mean”
- “who coined jomo”
- “jomo vs fomo”
- “joy of missing out”
03 · Which came first
Which came first
In shortDigital detox. 2011 — Earliest attested use, in Gavin Jocius's The Age of Annoyance: Managing our Frustrations with Information Overload, which already calls it 'a nice idea and equally clever marketing trick'.
- 2011
Digital Detox. Earliest attested use, in Gavin Jocius's The Age of Annoyance: Managing our Frustrations with Information Overload, which already calls it 'a nice idea and equally clever marketing trick'.
- 19 July 2012
JOMO. Anil Dash publishes 'JOMO!', writing that there can be, and should be, 'a blissful, serene enjoyment in knowing, and celebrating, that there are folks out there having the time of their life at something that you might have loved to, but are simply skipping'.
04 · Read either one