THE BENEFITS OF

YOLO

Submitted by:
PAUL D. SILOTERIO.
BSBA-FM1 (Online Modality)

Submitted to:
JOYREN T. CANDOLE, LPT
Instructor

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In a study, YOLO is defined in the NAVER dictionary as the attitude that

consumes most of their happiness. And Professor Kim Nan-Doo of Seoul National

University defines it as a life style version of Carpe Diem (Trend Korea, 2017).

Members of the millennial generation – painting the group with a broad brush –

embrace a way of life often called “YOLO,” for “You only live once.” Yet each millennial

needs to find a way, as an individual, to build a personal life based on mindfulness and

vision in order to live productively and with satisfaction. Learning how to manage your

money can dramatically alter how and where you will lead your life (Wiley, 2016).

If this movement has a rallying cry, it’s “YOLO” — “you only live once,” an

acronym popularized by the rapper Drake a decade ago and deployed by cheerful risk-

takers ever since. The term is a meme among stock traders on Reddit, who use it when

making irresponsible bets that sometimes pay off anyway. (This year’s GameStop

trade was the archetypal YOLO.) More broadly, it has come to characterize the attitude

that has captured a certain type of bored office worker in recent months (Kevin, 2021).

Research on "post-traumatic growth" (started by Ronnie-Jan Bulman of The

University of Massachusetts) has explored how terminal illness diagnoses and near-

fatal experiences influence people. After a period of initial shock, many people, perhaps

even most, experience profound shifts in terms of how they spend their time, their

appreciation of life, and their general sense of happiness. Many of these individuals

report that they feel like they never fully lived until they were diagnosed with a terminal

illness. They also report devoting more time to what they most truly enjoy, and not

worrying nearly as much about much of what had previously stressed them (Nathan,

2013).
 According to donna (2018), The catchphrase ‘You Only Live Once’ (YOLO) has

in recent years been popularized. the idea behind it being  grab what you can while you

can, and live by your own rules and standards, not anyone else. Act fast, act now, don’t

worry about the consequences until later. But since the term became a cultural

sensation, it has influenced behaviors around banking, saving, spending, and investing.

The mantra comes with both good and bad consequences. However YOLO speaks to a

concern many have about financial planning and lifestyle changes. Life is short and it

happens once, and while to some people it means diving into self-indulgence, others

choose to endure, denying themselves happiness that they can afford.

YOLO.  It was the catchphrase of the century a couple years back, a phrase that

allowed us to branch out of the norm and do something radical.  Unlike cats, we only

live once, and this proclamation is the underlying instigator behind many status-quo-

breaking things we do. For me, that was taking a job beyond the comfort of my small

bubble on the East Coast.  I’ve studied abroad for a month each for the past two

summers, once in Italy and once in India (also YOLO moments), and am currently

working as a co-op in Silicon Valley – a place I have only read about prior to this

experience (Ashley, 2016).

According to Corey (2015) The people you spend time with, the skills and

education you gain, the passions you pursue, and the faith you develop all impact the

way the rest of your life unfolds. The more you focus on the things that move you

toward adulthood, maturity, and achieving your dreams and goals, the more you are

able to take advantage of the YOLO perspective to make that one life the kind of life

you’ll be proud to live. It’s important to remember that one destructive decision can

impact everything forever. One night of partying that results in pregnancy, STD’s, or a

drunk driving conviction will hang on forever. One drug charge or theft charge will make

you unemployable. One misplaced tattoo could cause much regret later.
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Republic act Article 2: Right to life - Everyone’s right to life shall be protected by

law. No one shall be deprived of his life intentionally save in the execution of a sentence

of a court following his conviction of a crime for which the penalty is provided by law.
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http://www.gachonherald.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=599

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/21/technology/welcome-to-the-yolo-economy.html