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supergtdman;106983 said:So contexts provide little value.
They provide little value TO YOU. So you don't need to use them. But GTD isn't about tying you to rules. Use the bits that help you, ignore the bits that don't.
supergtdman;106983 said:So contexts provide little value.
supergtdman;106987 said:They force people to pointlessly over analyse actions and waste time organising tasks in the system instead of doing them.
supergtdman;106955 said:... when all your contexts are always available.
Then they've chosen the wrong contexts for their life.
Refining my contexts to improve my efficiency is what makes them valuable.
mark1968;106982 said:Kelly - David's quote reminds me of a cultural/religious shift in the Jewish community. In general, the Chassidim - the folks who wear black clothes, furry hats (shtreimels),etc - are seen as rigid, overly litigious and somber. Yet their origins were full of life, creativity, song and vibrancy - ecstatic even. It was the members (combined with powerful historical events) that created much of the Chassidic world we see today (though there are still elements that are very joyous, etc).
mcogilvie;106993 said:Yes! David Allen as the Besht- I can totally see it. Or maybe Orthodox, Conservative and Reform GTD'ers?Reconstructionists too! Perhaps we can have sectarian discord too!
[The Besht was the Baal Shem Tov, the Master of the Good Name, the founder of Hasidism.]
supergtdman;106992 said:Are you sure in that? What if instead of refining contexts you'd spend the time to actually get things done?
mark1968;106995 said:Mcogilvie - anywhere to reach you outside of these parts?
Bottom line for me is that contexts save me from re-thinking about what needs to be done, so I can actually get more things done.
supergtdman;107001 said:I wonder if you would agree with this 1-2 years later.
supergtdman;107001 said:I wonder if you would agree with this 1-2 years later.
supergtdman;106976 said:Yeah, you could say that everything in Steve Jobs example could be organised by contexts. In fact, you can organise anything according to GTD by the book.
But you're missing the point.
Steve Jobs wasn't working on unrelated projects or from context lists. He set aside a whole day to focus on some single area of responsibility, regardless of contexts, time, energy. He didn't try to fit his life into a stereotype system. Yes, could use contexts but it wouldn't be worth it. And that's my point. Organising everything by contexts is a point of friction, it takes a lot of work but it's useful only when you do cog like work, e.g. to batch process unrelated actions.
supergtdman;106969 said:This is a FRESH look at contexts, no need to re-read gtd book like some sort of bible.
supergtdman;107005 said:I've been using GTD before David Allen was even born.
supergtdman;106952 said:Monday morning Steve would meet with his top management team. Wednesday he would be meeting with marketing team. Friday (before he sold Pixar) he would drive up to Pixar’s headquarters and spend the day working on Pixar. And Sunday evening (according to Walt Mossberg’s accounts) he would frequently set aside to call up his contacts in the press.