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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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 MDL - I don't think...Submitted by Paul on October 4, 2006 - 7:23am.
MDL - I don't think your Work Modes as contexts is bad at all. They're important distinctions that you've made in how you get your work done. If you are at the office and your computer, but you're in the frame of mind to read (and, of course, you have materials that need to be read), this can help you get right to that action, rather than try to, say, brainstorm something and find yourself coming up empty. DA talks a lot about your energy level being a factor in your context, and I interpret that as the energy level for a certain kind of action, not just overall robustness you're feeling at the time. I know I do this more informally as I scan my NA's and decide which of them to tackle next. » POSTED IN:
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