I've always heard it as Faux-livia.

don't play total war.

try Settlers, maybe Age of Wonders? though both are fairly different from Civ and Total War

Does unemployment benefits still demand you apply for X number of jobs?

Could be a cause.

there is a test, or at least I hope so because the UK has announced we've bought 3.5M of them https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-51943612

So, you're employed, you have the income to pay your rent, but you want to decide not to and feel okay about that.

A lot depends on the expectations of your workplace.

Roll out of bed whenever and work in my PJs? Not when my meetings are all over video.

Change up my work hours to take random long breaks and work odd hours? Not when a fair portion of my work is collaborative.

You need to take the time to find out what works for you.

ahh, I did think that first student "quote" seemed made up by someone who doesn't listen to students.

I use tickets to offload my memory and ideas for later thought.

And as bonus points it can effectively prevent people from gobbling up only the work they want to do and leaving the shit for everyone else.

quite. I was like "congratulations, you've made a spam, here's your blacklist"

two former co-workers who aren't "names" in the industry.

They could argue with grace, they could see what was needed and build it.

And even the projects that were built quickly were easy for other people to work on and extend.