Workplace Productivity Vocabulary

verb to perform a task or activity without real interest or effort; to go through the motions

• The employees seemed to just go through the motions during the meeting.
• I don't feel like doing anything today, I'll just go through the motions.
• I could tell he was just going through the motions at practice.
• After the loss, she felt like she was just going through the motions of life.

verb past participle form of the verb 'overburden', meaning to load or burden excessively

adjective feeling heavily burdened or overwhelmed with something

• The overburdened healthcare system struggled to cope with the influx of patients during the pandemic.
• She felt overburdened with all the responsibilities at work and home.
• I'm so overburdened with school assignments right now.
• His mind felt overburdened with worries and stress.

noun a period of seven days

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• The board meeting is scheduled for next week.
• Let's catch up for coffee sometime this week.
• I'm so ready for the weekend to start, this week has been dragging.
• She's been carrying the weight of the world on her shoulders this week.

noun a characteristic pattern of behavior or physiological functioning that corresponds to a specific time of day

• The study aimed to investigate the correlation between sleep patterns and chronotype.
• I'm definitely a night owl, my chronotype is to stay up late and sleep in.
• I'm not a morning person at all, my chronotype is to hit snooze multiple times.
• His chronotype is like a well-oiled machine, always waking up at the same time every day.