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With under 10 categories allowed in the Task List of My Tungsten E Palm software, I'm wondering what people use for their categories and/or how do you negotiate this problem? :?:
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Palm has 16 categories (you can edit the default ones).With under 10 categories allowed in the Task List of My Tungsten E Palm software
TesTeq said:I could not imagine that anybody needs more than 16 contexts.
JonathanAquino said:Someday/Maybe, Someday/Maybe Buy, Someday/Maybe Learn, Someday/Maybe Read, Waiting For.
I guess I'll combine the Someday/Maybe's (sigh).
JonathanAquino said:Actually I'm starting to really like HandyShopper - a Palm app that gives me as many labels as I want, and it's free! And actions can have multiple labels, so I can label an action with the context and the project. I'm pretty excited about using it. Can't beat the price too.
From the GTD point of view there is no difference between different Someday/Maybe types (Buy, Learn, Read, Travel, Build, Destroy and so on).
If I walk into a bookstore, a Someday/Maybe Read list is going to be more useful if Travel items are not all mixed in.
By suggesting to combine Someday/Maybe list I tried to say that we should not spend too much time organizing and categorizing this list.
I do not think it is very GTD-like to use Someday/Maybe list in the @Errands contexts. I would rather move Someday/Maybe Read item to @Errands context as Next Action during Weekly Review.
I do not like the idea to use the Someday/Maybe list for "ad hoc" actions. Someday/Maybe does not mean Now.
Too many people are "Ready for Anything" except for the work that must be done. They are ready for aimless web surfing, TV watching, endless computer gaming and reading books that are not worth reading. Life is too short so we must restrict ourselves to the most fruitful areas of activity.GTD has some useful principles. Principles are better than rules; rules cannot be ideal for every case. One of GTD principles is to be "Ready for Anything." paraphrase: How quickly can you respond to a change? A Someday/Maybe Read list is just what I need to be ready when reading opportunities come.
Too many people are "Ready for Anything" except for the work that must be done. They are ready for aimless web surfing, TV watching, endless computer gaming and reading books that are not worth reading.