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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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Web developer getting started with GTD - Project question..

Hi All,

I've been reading through the GTD book this week, up to page 157 so far.

One question that's been nagging me all along, is projects. For example, take the following 3 projects;

Software Functionality A

Software Functionality B

Client Website A

At the moment, I see the following options for working with projects:

  1. Project entries contain project name, notes and mindmap, and all next actions are entered into next/actions itself.

  2. Project entries contain project name, and list of next actions, that I review when looking for next work to do.

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