1. A method for facilitating attention of an operator to perform a task with the aid of a display device, the following steps of the method being executed by one or more computer processors and comprising: a. determining the state of attention of the operator; b. determining one or more tasks to be performed; c. determining operational information and control activations for the one or more tasks to be performed; d. determining one or more display formats for display on a display device of operational information and/or control activations related to the one or more tasks, wherein the one or more display formats are determined in a manner to improve visual task attention of the operator's interaction with the display device when performing a task, based on the determined state of attention of the operator; and e. determining a schedule for the performance of the one or more tasks, wherein: the schedule specifies a sequence of displaying the one or more determined display formats, and of associated control activations for performance of the one or more tasks; and the determining of the schedule based on the determined state of attention of the operator using a model of task attention.