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Re-order Paragraphs

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Pearson Test of English — TestDayTwin Practice
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Re-order Paragraphs

Arrange the sentences into the correct order.

Put the sentences in the correct order:

  1. The practical lesson researchers draw from this is not to wake up earlier but to protect whatever waking window a person already has from immediate digital interruption.
  2. By contrast, those who open messaging apps first thing tend to fragment that same window into reactive, low-value micro-tasks that leave the peak alertness period unused.
  3. People who consistently use that window for focused work, rather than for scrolling through notifications, report finishing their hardest tasks with noticeably less mental resistance.
  4. This outsized effect occurs because cortisol levels naturally peak shortly after waking, creating a window of heightened alertness that the brain can be trained to direct toward demanding tasks.
  5. Researchers studying workplace productivity have found that the first hour after waking disproportionately shapes how well a person concentrates for the rest of the day.