[evizaer]

It's marginally productive to read articles about recognizing when you're unproductive.

Also, "fake work" is not not-work.

Of course, the productivity of reading an article is directly correlated to how someone interprets the article and what they learn from it.

Productivity itself is difficult to discuss, because usefulness operates on many axes (axis plural, not sharp metal on the end of a stick). Ex. I find that having a few big projects to mentally plan and chew over with friends or alone has a net positive effect on my happiness, even though such projects will almost certainly never get done. In some ways, thought about such projects is unproductive, but in terms of generating happiness for myself, I find it quite rewarding and, in a certain way, productive.