Woe Is Me! is a series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore.

A new survey found people are working more, attending meetings, and completing work — but bosses still seem to distrust their productivity.

Now that leisure is solitary, what do we do with ourselves?

Mind-wandering spurs creativity and planning, putting off immediate desires in favor of future rewards.

"We live in a global society and there are people everywhere that hear the same messages about how important it is to be busy and productive."

High temperatures make us more lethargic, along with stiff office work attire and biological changes presenting a productivity problem.

Circadian rhythms, our bodies' internal clocks, determine when we're most productive.

Society casts people without a 'passion' as dull or even incompetent -- but no one gets to dictate your idea of recreation.

Precrastination is when people rush to get tasks done as soon as possible, simply for the sake of checking them off the to-do list.

Sometimes, clarity is in being a slob, and that's fine.