How to prioritize contexts when multiple are “available”

[mcogilvie]

@mcogilvie @schmeggahead

If aligned with your discussion, happy you bought the concept of "Overlapping Contexts" . . . which seems to simply be a reality of life

@Walking for Clearing Head, Physical Health [Cardo, Muscles, Respiratory, Sleep, Strength, etc. ], Meditating, Thinking, Talking, etc

@Errands walking for ambulatory transportation vs. bike, car, etc. ?

Thank you very much

As you see GTD fit. . . .

For me, I think the examples you gave had more than area associated with them. When we see a film with friends, we may be interested the film, but we also want to be with friends. We like to try new restaurants, but it’s more fun with friends. Health is important, but it’s better to exercise someplace nice. I agree that sometimes it’s hard to make clean divisions, and that’s a good thing. It’s nice to have coworkers who are friends too, for example.

 

[gtd solo-studente]

For me, I think the examples you gave had more than area associated with them. When we see a film with friends, we may be interested the film, but we also want to be with friends. We like to try new restaurants, but it’s more fun with friends. Health is important, but it’s better to exercise someplace nice. I agree that sometimes it’s hard to make clean divisions, and that’s a good thing. It’s nice to have coworkers who are friends too, for example.

@mcogilvie

Hopefully respectfully appreciating your very good GTD observation and kind GTD reply

Thank you . . . yes . . . 'Area' overlapping vs. Context overlapping

'Areas' seems to 'mostly' serves necessary maintenance while Contexts 'mostly' necessary serves execution

Seemingly, the more one develops one's GTD skills-&-system the more Areas and Contexts seems to all the more productively overlap; often without notice and hopefully one of many a long-term GTD benefits ?

Thank you very much

 

[Stefan Godo]

Maybe this can help:
Contexts are simply necessary CONDITIONS (they are criteria making things doable/possible is the "as soon as POSSIBLE" sentence).
Whenever you think about "what is now possible?" Your criteria should be granular enough, otherwise you will have a too long list.
For me "in the garden" is good enough (maybe a few items, further selectable by tome, energy and then usefulness/importance).
For a gardener (being there the whole day) it would be a too long list. But some items will not be possible, so he will have rather lists like (warm/cold/rainy...maybe with some specific numbers).
As we usually have a phone or computer (often the same device ), the respective lists from the original book became not limiting enough for most of us.
Be more specific: "online + high mental load", "online + short admin stuff", ....
Be creative and experiment with it.

The easiest way to come to reasonable labels is to ask "what is not possible now, and why?"
The inverse of the answer (or what woul make it possible?)
is your category.