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GTD Context Cheat Sheet

Remember these are just suggestions, a starting point for choosing the contexts that make sense for your system.

Places

Where do you need to go?

  • @home
  • @work
  • @errands
  • @church
  • @library
  • @anywhere

Things

What tool, equipment, or resource do you need?

  • @computer
  • @phone
  • @online
  • @scanner

People

Who do you need to talk to?

  • @Nicole
  • @Jerry
  • @Jennifer
  • etc…

Modes

What similar tasks could you group together?

  • @study
  • @read
  • @review
  • @email
  • @calls

Temporal Contexts

The most important decision you’ll make about a task is when you’re going to do it. Until then, the resource, person, or location isn’t important.

Days

  • @today
  • @tomorrow

Weeks

  • @thisweek
  • @nextweek

Months

  • @thismonth

  • @nextmonth

  • @january

  • @february

  • @march

  • @april

  • @may

  • @june

  • @july

  • @august

  • @september

  • @october

  • @november

  • @december

Quarters

  • @thisquarter

  • @nextquarter

  • @q1

  • @q2

  • @q3

  • @q4

Years

  • @thisyear

  • @nextyear

  • @2024

  • @2025

  • @2026

  • etc…


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