có lẽ em chẳng quan tâm anh ra sao: 30/9/2026.

I do not want social media to influence or dictate the majority of my life. I do not want or need to compare my own life with others and I do not want to be ____ down with FOMO

bog down literally = get stuck in bog (đầm lầy) → metaphorically, something makes you stuck and unable to move freely/progress.

1. Our digital habits, which include constantly checking messages, emails, and social media timelines, have become so _____, it is nearly impossible to put the phone down.

2. When you ____ that competitive and anxious space in your brain, you have so much more time, energy and emotion to conquer your true priorities.

3. If you are having a bad day, be ____ on yourself and ___ yourself to a relaxing evening.

1. entrenched

2. free up

3. easy on yourself; treat yourself to a relaxing evening.

1. Embrace ____ time: Set daily limits to how long you can spend on social media or just ____ scroll when you are at home on your computer.

2. Be intentional with your time: Schedule things that are important to you

3. Slow down: Take time to think before you speak, embrace the quiet, use time going back home or waiting in lines to ____ with your thoughts

____ with technology, reflect on your thoughts and emotions and reconnect with yourself and with people in your life who truly matter.

1. tech-free; status scroll

2. intentional with your time = sử dụng thời gian một cách có chủ đích

3. sit

disconnect

1. This anxiety is _____ in the age of social media, where we're exposed to an avalanche of updates about other people's holidays, social events and achievements

2. Many find themselves comparing their lives to others', forgetting that social media is often a _____, where we only see the highlight reel and a veneer of perfection.

3. So, how can we stop FOMO from _____ its ugly head?

4. It’s the ____ in your stomach when a “can’t miss” event pops up in your feed. It’s FOMO – the Fear of Missing Out. A pervasive anxiety that you’re not everywhere, all at once, doing all the things.

1. rife = very common, usually unpleasant

2. smokescreen

3. rear its ugly head = (idiom) an unwelcome problem appears

4. knot in your stomach

1. JOMO brings us back to the ____, encouraging us to enjoy life __ with people we truly care about.

2. Embracing JOMO means switching off ____ noise and focusing on what really brings us happiness.

3. _____ out time for self-care, whether that's a warm bath, a solo ____ walk or your favourite movie.

4. "I don't have to be everywhere, I don't have to be with everyone and I don't have to know everything." Perhaps it's time to ____ and try living life in the slow _____.

1. the here and now = the present moment; enjoy life offline.

2. outside

3. Carving; a solo nature walk

4. unplug; slow lane.

JOMO:

1. seeking _____ from a hustle work life

2. _____ from a society they don’t quite fit into

3. a comfortable state of ____ within their own ____.

4. JOMO is an act of ____ your autonomy

1. seek tranquility = tìm kiếm sự bình yên/thanh thản (little stress, noise, or disturbance.)

2. withdraw

3. existing; bubble.

4. reclaiming

1. Personally, I ____ being a JOMO enthusiast sometimes. It allows me to be ____ unaware of things that don’t truly concern me, to learn saying “no” to invitation that I didn’t really want to attend, to avoid unnecessary gossips that _____ my energy.

2. It has been an effective way for me to ____my head, for a while at least.

1. relish; blissfully; drain

2. clear my head.

Excessive JOMO can backfire:

1. cut off many people → strained relationships. (something that cannot be undone)

Finding balance is a key. As the saying goes, “too much anything is a bad thing”, this applied to both FOMO and JOMO.

May we find a way.

1. The _____ of digital platforms turn natural human impulse into chronic modern stressor.

2. It’s the _____ feeling that you’re falling behind in life itself, a feeling that can lead to increased stress and low self-esteem.

3. The engine driving this anxiety: ____ tendency to evaluate ourselves by comparing our lives to those of others.

4. Our comparisons:
   before social media = immediate community >< perfectly curated highlights reels of thousands ppl online.

5. Every notification, like, and comment ____ a small, unpredictable hit of dopamine → activating the brain's reward system. → go back for more.

6. It’s Saturday night. My screen is a ____ of laughter, clinking glasses, and concert lights.

1. architecture

2. gnawing /ˈnɔːɪŋ/ → making u worried

3. innate

4. 
   

5. delivers

6. kaleidoscope

1. the curated nature of online life

2. Just as the pressure of FOMO reached a fever ____, a quiet counter-movement began to emerge: JOMO, the Joy of Missing Out.

3. This

RAGE BAIT:
1.

• a form of digital content → engineered to provoke outrage + emotional intensity → maximize engaged metrics.

• appear spontaneous >< strategically constructed → users react before they reflect.

• emotional arousal → activate stress responses - designed to protect humans from physical dangers → prolonged state of alertness.

2.

• inflammatory material daily → increase difficulty regulating emotions → erode attention, relationship, resilience + anxiety.

• particularly among those with existing mental health vulnerabilities.

3.Algorithms amplify:

• respond with anger → more visible → a feedback loop: outrage sustains visibility >< visibility sustains outrage.

4.Break this cycle requires conscious restraint:

• react impulsively → pause and assess whether engagement → contribute to dialogue >< escalate conflict.

• choosing not to respond. difficult as it may feel, can sometimes be the most effective intervention.

1. Loneliness = a defining paradox of the digital age:

• ubiquitous connectivity >< intensified emotional isolation

• continuous interaction / exchanges >< lack depth, reciprocity and ____ presence. → connected solitude.

• Algorithm-driven environemnts amplify social comparison and curated self-presentation → inadequacy and exclusion

2. Chronic loneliness → (associated) elevated risks of depression / cardiovascular disease / cognitive decline / premature mortality.

3. (SCREEN) ____ communication → displace face-to-face engagement → diminish opportunities for emotional ____ and relational ____.

1. Embodied presence = sự hiện diện trực tiếp của một người bằng cơ thể trong cùng không gian, cho phép ta nhận biết các tín hiệu như ánh mắt, nét mặt, giọng điệu, cử chỉ, khoảng cách vật lý và ngôn ngữ cơ thể.

2. ajdsoa

3. screen-mediated communication
   Emotional attunement = khả năng nhận biết và đáp ứng tinh tế với cảm xúc của người khác.
   Example: noticing that a friend says “I’m fine” but actually seems upset, then responding gently rather than taking the words literally.
   Relational nuance = những sắc thái tinh tế trong mối quan hệ giữa người với người.
   Example: knowing when to joke with a close friend but remain more restrained with a teacher.

1. ____the issue is the growing inclination to

Seek companionship = AI / parasocial digital relationships:

→ stimulate responsiveness >< genuine mutuality.

→ cannot replicate the _____ and complexity inherent in meaningful human connection.

2. Addressing this condition requires intentional ____:

• prioritize meaningful in-person relationship

• cultivate emotional literacy

• establish boundaries around passive digital consumption.

1. compounding
   co-regulation = hai người cùng giúp nhau điều chỉnh cảm xúc và trạng thái tinh thần.
   no mutuality → AI has no personal need for your presence, no loneliness when you're gone, and no independent emotional investment in maintaining the relationship.

   
   

1. Chia seeds deliver a concentration of compounds that are ___ dense, containing fibre, plant-based protein

2. allure of → a laura: None rival the allure of the one-to-three-star rankings.

3. This process produces a thick, viscous, (GEL) ___ mass, which improves texture and reduce the risk of digestive discomfort.

4. Soaking does not ____ additional nutrients, it only enhances palatability and supports easier digestion, making Chia seeds a practical addition to a balanced diet.

5. We have an obstacle to overcome. >< This is just an obstacle to be overcome.

6. Laplace’s ____ was later challenged by developments in quantum mechanics.

3. gelatinous /dʒəˈlætɪnəs/ = có dạng giống gelatin, mềm và nhớt/sệt như thạch

4. 
   

5. 
   

6. formulation /ˌfɔːrmjəˈleɪʃən/ = cách xây dựng / cách diễn đạt / mô hình hóa một ý tưởng hoặc lý thuyết

1. Just a few generations ago, only an elite few could think about a university education. For the masses, that might lay well and __ in the realms of fantasy.

2. State funding → Any school leaver with academic ability and ____ can pursue.

3. The opening ___ of higher institutes of learning has not come without a price.
   the opening ____ of opportunities for women

4. Universities ____ out thousands of graduates.
   a ____ to employment / a guarantee of success.

5. University degrees are a dime a dozen + Academic achievements ____ for little in the job market.
   Image and reputation ____ for a lot in this business.
   My opinion doesn't _____ for anything around here.

6. ____ the lucky few that do manage to find ____, many have to accept ____ positions or unskilled work.

1. well and truly = hoàn toàn, thực sự, không còn nghi ngờ gì nữa

2. academic inclination → preference or tendency towards academic pursuits

3. opening up of → when something is made less restricted and more available to people

4. churn out; passport.

5. count for smt = have a certain value or importance

6. of; find employment; menial /ˈmiːniəl/ = vặt vãnh, lao động chân tay đơn giản, ít được coi trọng:
   New recruits tend to end up with the most menial tasks.
   It's fairly menial work, such as washing dishes and cleaning floors.

1. Over-saturated:
   - too many people are seeking too few jobs: not the case → university degrees might hold the ____ they once did
   - the structural imbalance persists → disparity bw credentials vs ____ employment opportunities = intensify.

2. The worth of higher education should not be assessed by strictly ___ criteria.

3. Frequent device-checking ___ attention and turns reading into a cognitively taxing task.

4. Screen-based reading habits condition us to skim rapidly and process information ____ - response - relentless flow of online content.

5. Education risks ____ into mere information transfer.

1. sway; substantive

2. utilitarian.

3. fragments

4. process information superficially.

5. devolving.

1. The barriers to entry are coming down: MIT students use AI chatbots to generate suggestions for ____ deadly viruses, including smallpox.

2. __ as = given that / considering that.

3. Gene-editing tools (eg: CRISPR) have brought down the cost and difficulty of ___ with DNA >< easier for malignant actors to create ____ diseases for use in warfare or terrorism.

4. The 2024 Nobel Prize in chemistry → AI to predict and design new proteins → accelerate drug development. >< be put to violent ends.

5. AI optimizes pathogens > our natural ___ defenses and existing vaccines.

6. The barriers to entry are coming down: MIT students use AI chatbots to generate

1. assemble; chats to outline how to put together the genetic components of a dangerous virus.

3. tinker; designer

5. immunological /ˌɪmjʊnəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ = thuộc về miễn dịch học / hệ miễn dịch

1. Hackers gained access to private data held by Microsoft and Alibaba’s Taobao shopping sites → see tens of millons of phone numbers, addresses, and PIN codes.

2. Data collection technology might be sold or ___ (PURPOSE)

3. It is in the interest of companies to convince the public that they are protecting our data + reassure customers that they are safe + assuage their concerns.

2. repurposed.