For those of you who have never heard of the book, Getting Things Done, by David Allen this will all be new for you. But he has an approach to making to-do lists that is different but that I find to be highly effective. Instead of having daily to-do lists, and always having to move undone items to the next day, he organizes his lists by context.
So, a context list is like a shopping list. You keep track of all the things you need to get when you go shopping. That way when you are shopping you have a list of everything you can get done in that context. Taking it to the next level is to identify what the contexts are that you find yourself in everyday where you are needing to get things done. Your contexts could be anything from “Computer” to “Home Office”.
A much better explanation of this, and how to simplify your context lists is over here at a sweet productivity site called 43 Folders. This has helped me a lot in wading through what to do and setting myself up in the best environment to get things done!
