Acharya Prashant addresses the modern phenomenon of the fear of missing out, particularly regarding the accumulation of knowledge and the pursuit of multiple interests. He explains that desiring to possess all the knowledge in the world or read every book is neither sensible nor attainable because the universe is infinite and human life is limited. He suggests that the wiser approach is to reject the vast majority of available information, as not all books or types of knowledge deserve an investment of time. Knowledge itself does not necessarily constitute virtue, and much of what people seek to know is analogous to gossip, providing no real value to their lives.
