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Contexts and repetetive tasks

Hello,

I have just recently started with GTD and I am starting to get a hang of it. However, I have some questions regarding repetitive tasks (like rehearsing a piano) and doing regular homework.

Right know, my contexts are

@School (the actual, physical place) @phone @reading @Mac @morning (tasks that need to be done at the morning, like remembering things and stuff) @cellar @writing @errands @on hold

I don't know if I should make more contexts, but I wonder if assigning homework to courses contexts would be a good idea?

Then, a project would be this:

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