I really do want to use Contexts in some way that actually helps me work. (And for me my system also has to sync to Android). I've switched over to a combination of goals and starred for my prioritization (though I'm drawn to the idea of focusing more on the Week than on each day, as Dave C discusses; I'll reply to that email separately though).
Mikeaja, I think you have a good point; I can draw from GTD what I want, and discard the rest. What I find is that tweaking my system in itself is one of my productivity techniques -- it keeps it fresh even without necessarily adding functionality.
João -- can you tell me more about your "energy demand" contexts and how they help? I don't think I can do too many "types" of contexts because the Android app's filtering is a bit basic, but that one calls to me and I might combine it with Luc's Pomodoro suggestion.
Luc, I think the Pomodoro technique could really help me and I really appreciate the suggestion. I tend to be a "yak shaver" ( http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/Y/yak-shaving.html ) -- yesterday I reconfigured my phone's dialing system when I was really supposed to be making a quick call for a haircut appointment! I downloaded the free book from http://www.pomodorotechnique.com/book.html but haven't read it, only the quick reference sheet. I like that it can be compatible with other systems too.
If I understand you correctly, you have contexts that correspond to what Pomodoro you group them into? So "cleaning cat's litter" and "watering plants" would have the same context? I also think Pomodoro might be good for grouping tasks into energy demands, that perhaps this could be built into the Pomodoro Contexts too, maybe that is what you are saying? After all, Home chores often have similar energy expenditures, Landscape has different ones, etc.
Can you tell me what naming system you use for your Pomodoro contexts? If you have a bunch more than you listed (that are not work specific of course) I would love any ideas.
Also there are about two dozen Android pomodoro apps...I'm hoping I can find one that doesn't try to do what MLO does but just acts as the timer part..
Thanks again, everyone :)
At 12:10 PM 5/11/2012, you wrote:
I actually have this pomodoro in my kitchen that I use, and once the 25 minutes is gone, it's finito, finish, the end, I stop doing domestic chores.
So, after I've taken a break by doing anything I desire, I can just start another pomodoro that I have engaged myself to do every day, like "personal development" studies. For example here, I listen every day to "Steve Job's vision of the world" on You Tube (inspires me a lot; you can google it easely)...and I read inspiring quotes in this daily "personal development" pomodoro.
Now, what about the contexts in all this? For me, context is not just where I am at the moment (place context), but also the kind of work I want to do in this or that moment (situational context).
I tried to mix both place and situational contexts, and put at the same time in there the pomodoro technique, so it looks something like this:
Home/ My daily (or today's) domestic chores pomodoro;
Home/ Today's landscaping pomodoro (if it rains, I just skip it for that day);
Home office/ bill payments pomodoro (this context is open 24 hours each Thursday);
Anywhere/ personal study pomodoro.
In this context for example, I have "daily recurrence" for my "Steve Jobs vision of the world; but I have quotes that are weekly recurrence (I just find it's enough to read this or that on a weekly basis.
...I hope you get the point; I skipped some details here, not to get too heavy!
And hope it helps anyone!
Lisa Stroyan, mailto:[email protected]
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