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Senza distrazioni, si è molto più produttivi.

Senza distrazioni, si è molto più produttivi.
Without distractions, one is much more productive.
From Lesson 238:Impersonal si with essere (si è stanchi)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Senza distrazioni, si è molto più produttivi.

Why is produttivi plural when si è translates to the singular 'one is'?
When using the impersonal si with the verb essere (to be), the adjective that follows must be in the plural form. Even though si è means 'one is' or the general 'you are', Italian grammar treats people in general as a plural group. That is why we use the plural produttivi instead of the singular produttivo.
Could we use the feminine plural produttive here instead?
Yes, but only if you are talking exclusively about a group of women. When making a general statement about all people, Italian uses the masculine plural form by default, which is why it is produttivi here.
Does molto need to match produttivi and become molti?
No, because here molto is acting as an adverb modifying più produttivi (meaning 'much' more productive). Adverbs never change their endings. You would only change the ending if it were an adjective describing a noun, like saying 'many distractions' (molte distrazioni).
Is si è here the impersonal si or the passive si?
This is the impersonal si. It acts like a subject meaning 'one', 'people', or the general 'you'. The passive si requires a noun to become the new subject of the sentence, but here we just have an adjective (produttivi) describing a general state of being.

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