It is routine and boring and rarely productive or relaxing.

这是例行公事又很枯燥无聊，而且对工作生产或者休闲放松毫无帮助。

youdao

And I realized: I always keep myself busy, doing something, whether it's productive or not.

我也认识到：我总是让自己忙忙碌碌，不管这些事情是否有益。

youdao

Yet the people with the river view don't strikeme as any more productive or happier than anyone else.

然而在我看来，能欣赏河景的同事并不比其他人更有效率或者更快乐。

youdao

Survey after survey has found that telecommuters are, in general, as productive or more productive than their officemates.

FORBES: The Problem With Yahoo's Work-at-Home Ban

Yetnikoff had to pay his artists constant attention, keeping them happy and productive or, sometimes, showing them who was boss.

FORBES: Music Mogul Meltdown

No nation that cuts off half its population from opportunities will be as productive or prosperous as it could be.

CNN: Bush: Women, freedom key to Mideast prosperity