Archives for the 'contexts' Category

Action types instead of contexts in GTD [Hack Your Day]

If your GTD contexts are not used to their fullest potential, you might want to think about exchanging them for action types which will add an extra layer of clarity to your system. Since I work 100% of the time at my computer I don’t have tasks which are not done here. I could use [...]

17 June 2008 | App Independent, GTD, contexts, labels, tasks | No Comments

GTD: identifying your contexts [eDragonu - the choice of a personal path]

One of the key factors for a good GTD implementation is the context management. There are many key factors, I agree, but context management is one of them. As you may already know, one of the basic concepts of GTD is to spread your actions over all the contexts you are acting in. You are [...]

10 May 2008 | GTD, Getting Things Done, Productivity, context management, contexts | No Comments

the tinkering context [Creativityist]

David Allen’s Getting Things Done techniques have been very helpful for me. The one that has most benefited my workflow has been the concept of organizing tasks by context. For example, every task is categorized based on the context where it can be completed, ie, @home, @errands, @mac, etc.
A few months ago, I created a [...]

6 February 2008 | GTD, Getting Things Done, OmniFocus, contexts, tinkering, tips and tricks, workflow | No Comments

GTD Dictionary: Contexts [Organize IT]

Context

The circumstances in which an event occurs; a setting
That which surrounds, and gives meaning to, something else

GTD encourages the use of contexts to break down long and expansive to-do lists. Without them where would you start? What would you choose to do at any particular time? By breaking down your lists according to different settings [...]

13 June 2007 | GTD, GTD Dictionary, contexts, dictionary | No Comments