How to Deal with FONKU

Fear of Not Keeping Up

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If you are constantly anxious about not learning, not adapting, not being able to keep up — you are not alone: welcome to the club. FONKU (Fear of Not Keeping Up) is the pervasive apprehension that one is not doing, learning, adapting, changing enough to keep up with the latest innovations and knowledge emerging exponentially related to one’s career field.