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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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 Love gena's analysis. To answer a...Submitted by sonia_simone on April 24, 2006 - 10:21am.
Love gena's analysis. To answer a question, my "paper" context has the following NAs: Update baby book 9 (cross out) 10 months; add farmers markets to household book [this is a big calendar + reference journal with all of the stuff I need to keep my household running in some kind of reasonable order]; brainstorm improving career motivation; create project pages for home brewing & knitting shawl. There are some things I like to play with at the 'puter and some I like to play with using pen & paper, so it's sort of an analog version of an "@computer" context. For some reason I only have this context on the "home" section of my NA list, although I do a lot with pen & paper at work as well. Looking at my list right now, I see that I either put things in the "Office" context if I want to sit down and write a nice chunk of something, or I just actually do it, since my tools are handy. I update this list at work, so usually the under-two-min NAs can be done right away unless they're home items. » POSTED IN:
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