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Title : Getting Things Done: The Science behind Stress-Free Productivity
Author(s) : Francis Heylighen, Clément Vidal
Subject : unspecified
Area : Other
Language : English
Year : 2007
Journal : Long Range Planning
Volume : 41
Issue : 6
Publisher : Elsevier
Pages : 585-605
Url : http://cogprints.org/5904/
Author(s) : Francis Heylighen, Clément Vidal
Abstract : Allen (2001) proposed the Getting Things Done (GTD) method for personal productivity enhancement, and reduction of the stress caused by information overload. This paper argues that recent insights in psychology and cognitive science support and extend GTDs recommendations. We first summarize GTD with the help of a flowchart. We then review the theories of situated, embodied and distributed cognition that purport to explain how the brain processes information and plans actions in the real world. The conclusion is that the brain heavily relies on the environment, to function as an external memory, a trigger for actions, and a source of affordances, disturbances and feedback. We then show how these principles are practically implemented in GTD, with its focus on organizing tasks into actionable external memories, and on opportunistic, situation-dependent execution. Finally, we propose an extension of GTD to support collaborative work, inspired by the concept of stigmergy.
Keywords : applied cognitive psychology, decision theorySubject : unspecified
Area : Other
Language : English
Year : 2007
| Affiliations : | Global Brain Institute, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels |
Volume : 41
Issue : 6
Publisher : Elsevier
Pages : 585-605
Url : http://cogprints.org/5904/
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