I get a chat message…”why did you block me from adding you, this opportunity is phenomenal, you are getting in on the ground floor, it’s going to explode.”

Me: well I dont want to be anywhere near it when it explodes.

You’re skeptical, well you should read all the testimonials.

Me: how about I don’t

Well you’re going to miss out.

Me: yes, I miss the five minutes I lost having this conversation

And they unfriended and blocked me.

Yup, this seems to be the new thing nowadays…

…pump your friends into your multi-level marketing scheme, then let them dump themselves out if not interested. 

After this incident I wondered how many other groups I had been added to…so I went into my Facebook account and looked.

What?!

Apparently I was shocked by how many groups I was added to and yet I wasn’t getting notifications or alerts from. Weird.

So I removed myself from 27 groups. 

I had been added to a weight loss group (okay I could probably afford to lose at least 15 pounds), a bearded man group (rarely have more than just facial stubble), a ping pong group (haven’t played in 20 plus years), some restaurant foodie group in Malaysia (never been to the country or the restaurant), how to write your first book group (oh, I’m so far beyond that with 20+ books now), a yoga group (I dont have the patience for yoga) and others that for the life of me I have no clue why I was added. 

Nope.

I have no fear of missing out with these groups or for selling some product that doesn’t benefit me whatsoever. 

So missing out on purpose should be something you do regularly to keep you focused on what you really find important and to keep you focused on life.