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As a small-scale IT projects...Back to GTD: Simplify your contexts By: Merlin Mann (54 replies) July 31, 2006 - 1:24am |
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As a small-scale IT projects...
As a small-scale IT projects manager I think I have an overly complicated system. These are my current contexts, naturally subject to change:
@Write (PIDs, Reports etc, stuff that never gets done if I am honest) @Interanet (sic) (Some of my work applications are web-based) @Agenda (meetings at work as well as stuff to talk to my family or the builder) @Phone @Email @Errands This gives me 6 columns of contexts on my a4 book, wide enough for mini post-its which I use to handle my next actions.
Each post-it has three sections: