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How to Help a Jamaican Come on Time
Time-Based Productivity via Psychology and Engineering
Francis Wade
Audio Link: http://goo.gl/wxFnaa
Context – Low Productivity
Every functioning adult uses time management techniques – a system of habits, practices and rituals
The Cracks
Time-based productivity lives in the cracks between academic departments
• Psychology? Sociology? Management? Engineering?
• Little research, no conferences, no journals, no departments, no funding, no follow-up work
Dr. Laurie-Ann Hellsten
2012 Literature Review
“Currently no universally accepted definition of time management”
“No agreement regarding the skills and behaviors that constitute time management”
“Between 1972 and 2007 the country’s labour productivity has been declining at an average annual rate of 1.5 per cent. ”
In Ecuador…
Participacíon Ciudadana, the civic group behind the (punctuality) campaign, reckons that
lateness costs Ecuador $724m (or 4.3% of GDP) each year.
We aren’t alone
Multi-Tasking
24/7 Information Overload
Distractions
YouTime can’t be managedSeen Jamaicans become
more productive after they migrate
Is this psychology?
Are very busy…
3 steps
• Understand “the atom” – A Time Demand• How to View / Understand it• How it’s Handled – research results
Perceived Control of Time?
Step 1 Prospective Memory
Implementation Intentions
DOUBLE
Memory Has Its Limits
Each Factory Has a “Widget”
What about time-based productivity?
The Widget: A Time Demand
An individual commitment to
complete an action in the future.
A time demand _______
…Is a discrete psychological object.…Includes the action to be taken.…Has a duration plus an estimated start / end time
(i.e. metadata).…Has some pseudo-physical properties.…Doesn’t bother us when it’s well managed.…Disappears once its completed.
The “Simple” ModelA Time Demand Moves Around
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Capturing
Emptying
Acting Now
Storing
Listing
Scheduling
Tossing
7 Fundamentals
The Advanced ModelA Time Demand Can’t Move!
It’s a Mental Object
Actions
In-action
Decisions
Interruptions
Habits
Time Demands
7 Fundamentals
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How to Help a Jamaican Come on Time?
Hypothesis:Once you know your
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