FOMO Sapiens with Patrick J. McGinnis

Walter Masterson’s edgy yet hilarious political comedy has catapulted him to online fame, with more than 1 million followers and 50 million likes on TikTok alone. On this week’s FOMO Sapiens, Walter takes us from his early days as a content creator to his first viral videos and explains what takes to blow up online. He also talks about the realities of living off of content creation as well as the mental toll that creating edgy content can take. If you've ever had major FOMO about being huge on TikTok, this episode will show you what it’s really like to achieve online fame. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is FOMOnday, the snackable companion to FOMO Sapiens that starts your week with hot takes, life hacks, listener mail, and even some FOMO therapy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the author of the new book Getting Along With Anyone – Even Difficult People and the HBR Guide to Dealing with Conflict, Amy Gallo has spent years unpacking the tricky personality types you encounter at work and in your life - and she’s figured out how to deal with them. On this week’s episode of FOMO Sapiens, Amy details the 8 archetypes of difficult people and shares practical and tactical tips on how to neutralize their behavior so that you don’t waste your valuable time on people who will hold you back or frustrate you. Because who has time to slow down your progress while you’re trying to fix them? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is FOMOnday, the snackable companion to FOMO Sapiens that starts your week with hot takes, life hacks, listener mail, and even some FOMO therapy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why do so many people feel disconnected from their work? That’s the question that best-selling author and SkillsFinder co-creator Marcus Buckingham seeks to answer in his new book Life + Work. The answer, at least partially, lies in finding your Wyrd, the nordic concept that each person is born with a distinct spirit that makes you an individual. On this week’s FOMO Sapiens, Marcus unpacks how you can find your wyrd and how you can figure out where Love meets Work in the process. He also talks about managing the external forces - things like reference anxiety and FOMO that keep you from finding what you really want to do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is FOMOnday, the snackable companion to FOMO Sapiens that starts your week with hot takes, life hacks, listener mail, and even some FOMO therapy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Executive Director of Solve, an initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Alex Amouyel seeks to solve big global challenges through open innovation. But you don’t have to call on her to solve problems in your own community. She’s written a step-by-step book - The Answer is You - to tell you what you need to do. By applying entrepreneurial thinking, you can find a problem that piques your passion and step forward to make things better. On this week’s FOMO Sapiens, Alex details the process you can follow to create impact by solving the problems that you care about in a meaningful, yet sustainable, way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is FOMOnday, the snackable companion to FOMO Sapiens that starts your week with hot takes, life hacks, listener mail, and even some FOMO therapy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As a designer and entrepreneur, Seth Goldenberg fears that curiosity is on the verge of extinction because our modern world has been inadvertently designed to eradicate it. But that doesn’t have to be the case. In fact, re-invention is probably the most important superpower you can have in a world of rapid change. On this week’s FOMO Sapiens, Seth talks about his new book - Radical Curiosity - and explains how you can cultivate creativity in all aspects of your life to make life more interesting and more successful. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is FOMOnday, the snackable companion to FOMO Sapiens that starts your week with hot takes, life hacks, listener mail, and even some FOMO therapy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices