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As technology continues to reshape the job market, educators and employers increasingly agree on which skills ①will matter most in the coming decades. Technical literacy, including basic coding and data analysis, has ②became nearly as fundamental as reading and writing once were. Beyond technical knowledge, however, employers consistently rank problem-solving and adaptability among the most valuable qualities in job candidates. Workers who can quickly learn new tools and adjust to unfamiliar situations tend ③to remain employable even as entire industries transform. Communication skills also matter more than ever, since many future jobs will require ④collaborating with both human colleagues and intelligent systems. Schools have begun redesigning curricula to emphasize these competencies, ⑤moving away from memorization toward project-based learning.

Many teenagers check their social media accounts dozens of times a day, worried that they might miss something important happening among their friends. This anxiety, known as FOMO, or the fear of missing out, ①arises when people believe that others are enjoying experiences from which they themselves are excluded. For example, a student ②scrolling through photos of a party she was not invited to may suddenly feel a wave of loneliness and regret, even though the event has already ended. Constantly ③refreshed feeds to avoid missing such updates, however, makes it difficult to concentrate on schoolwork or conversations happening in the present moment. Moreover, this endless comparison with curated highlights of other people's lives tends to ④deepen feelings of anxiety rather than relieve them. Therefore, students should learn ⑤to limit their social media use and focus more attention on the relationships and activities directly in front of them.

Choice architecture refers to how decisions are ①designed. It determines which option is automatically selected unless a person chooses otherwise, ②known as the default option. Research consistently shows that people tend to stick with whatever is already set, even when changing it takes only seconds. Organ donation is a well-known example. Countries ③which citizens are automatically registered as donors unless they opt out show much higher donation rates than opt-in countries. Retirement savings programs show a similar pattern, since employees ④automatically enrolled in a pension plan rarely cancel it. Voluntary sign-ups, in contrast, often delay indefinitely. Critics argue that default options can be manipulated to benefit companies, so transparency about how defaults are chosen becomes essential, and supporters insist it should be designed ⑤to support people's long-term interests.

Sleep hygiene refers to a set of simple daily habits that ① helps the body prepare for consistent, restorative rest. Experts commonly recommend going to bed and waking up at the same time every day, even on weekends, because an irregular schedule confuses the body's internal clock and makes it ② harder to fall asleep on demand. They also advise reserving the bedroom for sleep alone, since using the bed to study, scroll through a phone, or watch videos teaches the brain ③ to associate that space with wakeful activity rather than rest. Physical environment matters as well: a cool, dark, and quiet room tends ④ to produce deeper sleep than one that is warm, bright, or noisy. None of these individual habits guarantees a good night's sleep on its own, but together they form a routine that gradually trains the body to expect and enter sleep more easily, much the way a consistent set of cues trains an athlete's body ⑤ to perform at a certain time each day.

A smart thermostat that learns a family's daily rhythm can lower the temperature automatically before everyone wakes up cold, while smart lights that follow a resident's schedule no longer need to be switched on and off by hand. These small ① conveniences rest on a shared foundation: sensors collect data about temperature, motion, and light throughout the home, and an algorithm gradually learns which settings match each household's actual habits rather than a factory default. Over months of use, the system becomes noticeably ② better at anticipating needs, often adjusting settings moments before a resident would have reached for a switch. Yet convenience comes with a trade-off that many households ③ overlook. Every one of these small adjustments depends on constant data collection, meaning that a detailed record of daily habits is quietly being ④ stored somewhere ⑤ beyond their immediate control, giving residents full and constant access to exactly how it is used.

Psychologist Roy Baumeister proposed a concept called ego depletion theory, which suggests that willpower functions like a muscle that gradually ①strengthens after repeated use. According to this theory, every act of self-control, from resisting a snack to concentrating on difficult homework, draws from the same ②limited mental resource. As this resource becomes ③depleted throughout the day, later decisions require more effort and are more likely to fail. For instance, someone who exercises discipline avoiding distractions all morning may ④struggle to resist checking a phone by evening. Likewise, dieters report that self-control weakens sharply at night, after hours of resisting food. Some researchers argue that short breaks, adequate sleep, and blood sugar levels can help ⑤restore this depleted resource.

Until last spring, Minji rarely thought twice about tossing a paper cup into the trash after finishing her coffee. _______________. That changed when her class was assigned a documentary about plastic waste drifting through the ocean, footage she initially expected to find boring. Instead, watching seabirds mistake plastic fragments for food left her strangely unsettled, and she found herself thinking about the assignment long after class ended. The next morning, almost without deciding to, she slipped her old tumbler into her backpack instead of buying a disposable cup on the way to school. It felt like a small, meaningless gesture at first. However, as weeks passed, she realized that consistently choosing the tumbler, declining a plastic straw, and reusing a shopping bag were quietly adding up. Small choices, she discovered, become meaningful once repeated.

The psychological weight of that pressure can undermine skills that otherwise feel completely automatic in practice. Elite athletes often perform in front of enormous crowds with championships, contracts, and years of training riding on a single moment. ( ① ) Sports psychologists explain that intense anxiety narrows attention and disrupts the smooth, unconscious execution of well-learned movements, a phenomenon sometimes called choking under pressure. ( ② ) Rather than trying to eliminate nervousness entirely, which research suggests is nearly impossible, many trainers now teach athletes to reinterpret the physical symptoms of anxiety, such as a racing heart, as signs of readiness rather than danger. ( ③ ) Structured breathing exercises and pre-performance routines also help athletes regain a sense of control before a decisive moment. ( ④ ) Over time, repeated exposure to high-pressure situations in practice, deliberately simulated to resemble real competition, allows athletes to build tolerance the same way their muscles adapt to physical training. ( ⑤ )

주어진 문장: This is why productivity coaches often recommend starting with just one or two blocks per day rather than filling the entire schedule at once. Time blocking is a time-management technique in which a person divides the day into fixed blocks. Each block is then assigned to a single task. ( ① ) Instead of relying on a loose to-do list, the person decides exactly when each task will start and end. ( ② ) This approach lowers the mental effort of deciding what to do next, since the schedule already provides the answer. ( ③ ) It also limits multitasking, because each block is reserved for only one activity at a time. ( ④ ) For instance, a student may block ninety minutes for math practice, leaving no room for messages or web browsing, while another student may reserve an evening block solely for vocabulary review. Because each block has a clear boundary, unfinished work is less likely to quietly spread into the next task. Many people who adopt time blocking feel more organized throughout the day. ( ⑤ )

주어진 문장: Many of them said they had simply seen photos online and wanted to experience the space for themselves. Last spring, a small cosmetics brand opened a pop-up store in a busy shopping district for just two weeks. ( ① ) Rather than displaying products in the usual manner, the team designed the space to resemble a colorful garden, inviting visitors to explore and take photographs. ( ② ) Word spread quickly through social media as customers shared images of the unusual setting with their friends and followers. ( ③ ) Lines formed outside the store within days, even though the products themselves were already available online. ( ④ ) Curious about this success, a marketing researcher later interviewed several visitors, who explained that the temporary nature of the event made the experience feel special. ( ⑤ ) Many admitted they had never previously purchased from the brand but decided to buy something simply to remember the visit.