Contexts for Computery Stuff

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furashgf

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In the (distant) past I'd have:
@WorkComputer
@WorkComputerInternet
@Phone
@Calls
etc...

However
(1) most of the time, I could really do most things from anywhere, it just depends on whether I'm in a "Work" mode or "Personal" mode;
(2) I have @anywhere, but never end up using it

How do other people handle this? Do you still have lots of detailed contexts? Have you just gone to @Work and @Personal (I use @Office for physical office and @Home for @Physical home).
 
I use @bills @Kareo when I need to log in to certain products - say my online account with the bank. Basically, I cluster tasks that require me to enter a space- in this case a password protected virtual space. So my contexts are all mostly product specific / kind of activity specific, like pay bills etc.
 
furashgf said:
How do other people handle this? Do you still have lots of detailed contexts?
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In general yes, I have contexts for specific software applications so that I do all the work in a single app before switching to something else.

I also have contexts for locations, specific barns or buildings or specific towns we have to go to for errands.I have some more general contexts inside with help and outside with help, inside by myself and outside by myself as that can be a limiting factor on doing things.
 
I have only five contexts all in all. Most of them could involve a "computery thingy", but most usually do not.

The two contexts where most computer-type actions go are @Info and @Base. I use the latter, Base, when I need to use a particular computer that I keep in a specific place (meaning home or office or any other place where I keep stuff). Non-computer actions can go in Base, too, if for whatever reason I need to be in that place to be able to get the action done. I use @Info (~ anywhere) when I need nothing special at all, just stuff that I tend to have available everywhere (phone, wallet, socks ...)

Computer actions can go in other contexts, too. For example, I have a context called @Person that I use for actions that require some specific individual. Sometimes such actions can require access to a computer, too - not just the person, but that does not get noted in my setup, because the app I use only allows one context per action (which is clumsy, but not a big disaster). I also have a context called @Out - and quite often a "computery thingy" such as a phone can be handy when doing errands, but I still keep these under @Out. Finally I have a context called @Clearheaded - sometimes a computer can be useful when brainstorming or contemplating, but this will not show. I only apply the most restrictive context - in the following ranking order: Person, Out, Clearheaded, Base, Info.
 
I used to have @home computer and @work computer but I rarely used those so now I essentially have @home and @office.
 
My main contexts are @Calls and @Email. I do use @TPSi (work office) vs @Office (Home office) vs @Home to differentiate geographic locations, but 99% of the time all of these contexts are more of a passive tag on location, rather than an active 'I'm sitting in my Home Office, What do I need to do here'

I'm trying to kick the habit of Due Dates - not overly successful so far, but I'm working on it...

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