Often times these templates are made by students, who aren't in the workforce but want the trappings of professionalism. For some that is exactly the kind of pr

Often times these templates are made by students, who aren't in the workforce but want the trappings of professionalism. For some that is exactly the kind of productivity porn you mention. It's addictive, I can't lie. I would love to have a perfectly designed, neat workflow that captures all my tasks and quantifies my productivity with precision. The reality of work is that I already have to apply these principles to documenting things at my job. The last thing I want to do is to also need to maintain a perfectly manicured to-do list for myself.