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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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 some name-- and @errands. The...Submitted by kenzi on April 23, 2006 - 12:11am.
genagtd wrote:
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. I can see why that might be confusing. I don't put grocery shopping on my errands list because when I run out of something I buy it and try to combine that grocery store trip with getting other things I need. I guess that is analogous to your getting gas. My errands list contains things that are not my habitual stuff. I run a lot of my errands on my way to work (I work nights); I do everything by subway, so I also have to think of what I need to carry with me (like things to drop off somewhere), what I need to pick up and thus carry (on the subway, to a meeting, etc.), what I might have to store at my office while I am at work...also because my time is limited (I know, not just me!) I don't have time to run out to to an errand, run home and then realize I have to run out again. Sometimes I get out of a meeting early and have time to run some errands, so its' good to be able to check my list and see if I can knock a few out then. All of that was to explain that my @errands is usually one-off things, not the habitual basic needs stuff. » POSTED IN:
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