As calendars grow crowded and social media feeds refresh by the second, a growing number of people quietly reach a limit. They feel obliged...

As calendars grow crowded and social media feeds refresh by the second, a growing number of people quietly reach a limit. They feel obliged (18) __________. This is the logic behind FOMO, the fear of missing out, which treats absence as failure and silence as a threat. JOMO, the joy of missing out, challenges that assumption. It is not indifference, and it is not laziness. Instead, it (19) __________ designed to keep us constantly available.

In practice, JOMO rarely looks dramatic. It does not always involve deleting apps or disappearing for weeks. More often, it shows up as quiet boundaries. (20) __________. These choices can feel uncomfortable at first, especially for people (21) __________. Yet many people report that once the initial unease fades, they regain a sense of agency. They stop measuring their time against other people’s highlight reels and begin to notice their own signals of fatigue, overload, or dissatisfaction. In that shift, rest becomes legitimate rather than guilty, and attention becomes something to manage rather than something to spend.

Paradoxically, stepping back can strengthen relationships. When a person is not half-present, checking messages and scanning updates, conversations tend to deepen. Presence becomes intentional instead of divided, and listening becomes more than waiting for a turn to speak. JOMO can also support better work performance, (22) __________. Under this view, breaks are not rewards for finishing; they are part of finishing well.

Question 18:
A. that being everywhere and replying instantly is a performance of an exciting life
B. everywhere to be, instantly replying, and performing life versions that look exciting
C. to be everywhere, reply instantly, and perform a version of life that looks exciting from the outside
D. for being everywhere, replying instantly, and performing life versions excitingly from the outside

Question 19:

A. who is a deliberate strategy to protect attention, energy, and emotional stability in an environment

B. acts as the environment that protects attention, energy, and stability against deliberate strategies

C. is a deliberate strategy for protecting attention, energy, and emotional stability in an environment

D. a deliberate strategy to protect attention, energy, and emotional stability within demanding environments

Question 20:

A. Quiet boundaries are kept when evenings are device-free, recovery time is scheduled, and invitations are accepted with a long explanation

B. Someone might keep device-free evenings, scheduling recovery time after intense workdays, or declining invitations with a long explanation

C. Keeping evenings device-free, scheduling recovery time after intense workdays, and declining invitations without a long explanation

D. Someone might keep evenings device-free, schedule recovery time after intense workdays, or decline invitations without offering a long explanation

Question 21:
A. for whom constant connectivity has taught that their worth is tied to performance and visibility

B. for which constant connectivity frames visibility and busyness as proof of significance
C. whose constant connectivity has nurtured the belief that rest reduces value and presence

D. who constant connectivity has taught link their worth with performance and visibility

Question 22:

A. and not because it encourages doing less, but because it treats mental recovery as a requirement for focus

B. not because it encourages doing less, but because it treats mental recovery as a requirement for sustained focus
C. in that it encourages doing less, but it also recognizes that mental recovery is a requirement for sustained focus

D. despite its encouragement of doing less, it treats mental recovery as a requirement for sustained focus instead