The average American attends just four social events per month, and a new study has revealed that 80% are lying to get out of leaving the house. Is this simply the Game of Thrones effect, or is FOMO over, as we finally start finding the pleasure in missing out?

Denmark is commodifying and exporting 'hygge', an untranslatable concept that’s roughly understood as a sense of cosiness and contentment. With mental health issues on the rise worldwide, monthly subscription box HyggeBox is aiming to bring this sense of calm to stressed out Brits.

Over-connected consumers are looking to chill out – and achieve more in the process. Brands are capitalising on our collective exhaustion and building big brownie points as they do so. But how did space and silence – very simplistic commodities – become the ultimate luxury?

FOMO is a symptom of the modern world – endless status updates of everything from gigs to family gatherings have left us in a constant state of anxiety over what our loved ones are getting up to without us. But in response to this hyperconnected existence, a growing number of us are embracing JOMO instead.