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What are your contexts?
kenzi | Apr 18 2006
I have been rereading some of Merlin's posts now that I have started GTD implementation and his post about contexts was really helpful because I am unsure about the contexts that I have set up. I found it interesting to read his list of contexts, and thought it would be helpful to hear what others have in their lists of contexts. Please post your contexts, maybe with a little explanation about the logic behind your system. Thanks. Here is my list (feel free to critique it): home: computer My logic: I have a home business that involves selling stuff online, meeting clients outside my home and also having clients to my house, plus I have a night job (for rent money and benefits) where, if I have downtime, I can do whatever I want (within reason) including phone calls, research, errands etc. I split out errands to "out" and "work" because there are some errands I can do near work, but actually those can be done at anytime, like on my way to work, so I will probably eliminate "work: errands". "Home: do" is a catch-all for chores and non-work stuff around the house that doesn't fit the other categories; I am thinking of breaking that out a little more. "Think, create" is another catchall for brainstorming, sketching, mulling in a controlled situation...not just daydreaming, but working out ideas for a specific project. 79 Comments
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context analysisSubmitted by genagtd on April 22, 2006 - 2:57pm.
I'm obviously procrastinating on cleaning house -- I'm working a spreadsheet breaking down the different contexts that people have shared on this thread. Question is, once I get this finished, how can I put it somewhere so that others can see it? I'm finding some interesting things, at least things that I think are interesting. The smallest number of contexts reported = 3 and the largest = 21 (unless I include all of Chrome47s categories for his s/m lists). The average number is 10 and change. So far, the two most popular contexts are @Home--everyone has at least one by some name-- and @errands. The fact that @errands is popular surprises me a little, since I don't think of errand-things like that. Getting gas just has to be done and I don't have trouble remembering it. Of course, as someone else pointed out, conserving fuel will become more important, which means that thinking about trips will be important. Gena » POSTED IN:
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