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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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 Where I haven't simplified is...Submitted by pooks on April 23, 2006 - 7:10pm.
Where I haven't simplified is "shopping." I have an "@ Whole Foods," "@ supermarket," "@ Office Depot." These are stores where I go for specific items or kinds of items, so that when I realize I need or want something I immediately write it on the correct card -- 3x5s printed with the DIY hPDA template. Tonight my husband and I had meandered through the veggies at Whole Foods before I recalled my list. I pulled it out of my pocket Moleskine, and went through the store picking up the necessities we needed while my husband continued to surf fruits and veggies. Saved us time, and there were 4 items I would have totally forgotten w/o the list. As for my other contexts, they're an ongoing process. Since I work at home, it's a different kind of thinking for me. This probably doesn't make much sense, and I haven't put a lot of thought into it, but here are 3 different "office" kinds of contexts I have. "@ desk" generally involves any kind of maintenance/business/check reconciling, etc. I d. "@ career" are NAs that I've identified specifically for furthering my career -- researching agents/managers, or faxing or emailing same; NAs for projects that have fallen off my radar and aren't necessarily high priority, but are smart for me to keep juggling for career purposes; following up with contacts from the past, connections I don't want to let dry up. "@ writing" are NAs that have to do with the current script/project, the immediate NAs that keep it going. And of course this usually happens at my desk, but to me it's a separate process from the other routine "desk jobs" I do. Pluse I sometimes write at Starbucks or at other locations. In that case I may whip out a quick "@ Starbucks" card to make sure I've thought ahead and have taken everything I need with me. That may not make sense to anybody else, but for me it's working now. My contexts are pretty fluid, which may run counter to the idea of contexts. I'm not sure. » POSTED IN:
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