"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." In a world filled with constant pressures, opportunities, and expectations, productivity has come to mean one thing: doing more, faster. It’s an approach that can easily become counterproductive; if everything is a priority, nothing is. Not to mention, flexible work-from-home arrangements are largely disappearing, and employees are returning to the office, leading to longer commutes and working hours.