Comments on: Putting Things in Context http://www.activityowner.com/2006/11/18/putting-things-in-context/ Implementing GTD for personal and team productivity using MindManager, ResultsManager, and GyroQ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:13:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: How to have your contexts and contact them too » ActivityOwner.Com http://www.activityowner.com/2006/11/18/putting-things-in-context/#comment-12436 How to have your contexts and contact them too » ActivityOwner.Com Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:52:36 +0000 http://www.activityowner.com/2006/11/18/putting-things-in-context/#comment-12436 [...] area I am trying to improve is better defining contexts that match my personal situation and style. In practice there have been only a few lists that I [...] [...] area I am trying to improve is better defining contexts that match my personal situation and style. In practice there have been only a few lists that I [...]

]]> By: Next Action Analysis: 5 Metrics for Assessing your GTD System » ActivityOwner.Com http://www.activityowner.com/2006/11/18/putting-things-in-context/#comment-12047 Next Action Analysis: 5 Metrics for Assessing your GTD System » ActivityOwner.Com Wed, 09 Jan 2008 01:35:02 +0000 http://www.activityowner.com/2006/11/18/putting-things-in-context/#comment-12047 [...] my actions on context lists and have I identified next actions for all my [...] [...] my actions on context lists and have I identified next actions for all my [...]

]]> By: Jim http://www.activityowner.com/2006/11/18/putting-things-in-context/#comment-113 Jim Sun, 19 Nov 2006 17:55:59 +0000 http://www.activityowner.com/2006/11/18/putting-things-in-context/#comment-113 What a fantastic post. I've never thought of organizing contexts according to time - I usually just stop at the first one - context. Very interesting, I'll have to give it a try this week. What a fantastic post. I've never thought of organizing contexts according to time - I usually just stop at the first one - context. Very interesting, I'll have to give it a try this week.

]]> By: Michael Ebstein http://www.activityowner.com/2006/11/18/putting-things-in-context/#comment-112 Michael Ebstein Sun, 19 Nov 2006 05:52:33 +0000 http://www.activityowner.com/2006/11/18/putting-things-in-context/#comment-112 Thanks for the quick reply! Thanks for the quick reply!

]]> By: ActivityOwner http://www.activityowner.com/2006/11/18/putting-things-in-context/#comment-109 ActivityOwner Sun, 19 Nov 2006 02:06:08 +0000 http://www.activityowner.com/2006/11/18/putting-things-in-context/#comment-109 My Map Central consists of links to Areas-of-Focus maps as you describe. I actually have no text on the map central -- all the topics are just images and pictures. My Area-of-focus maps are structured with an in-tray for unsorted items, a reference branch, and a branch consisting of links to project maps. Projects will start on the area-of-focus map, and some might stay there, but I try to "send to" them to their own map if they are hanging around for awhile. Projects just seem to complete faster if they live on a map with some elbow room to plan things out and a reference section to accumulate links and information. When you get in the habit of working from dashboards, it doesn't really matter how deep the maps themselves are buried as you can jump to them or mark them complete with a click. My Map Central consists of links to Areas-of-Focus maps as you describe. I actually have no text on the map central — all the topics are just images and pictures.

My Area-of-focus maps are structured with an in-tray for unsorted items, a reference branch, and a branch consisting of links to project maps. Projects will start on the area-of-focus map, and some might stay there, but I try to "send to" them to their own map if they are hanging around for awhile.

Projects just seem to complete faster if they live on a map with some elbow room to plan things out and a reference section to accumulate links and information. When you get in the habit of working from dashboards, it doesn't really matter how deep the maps themselves are buried as you can jump to them or mark them complete with a click.

]]> By: Michael Ebstein http://www.activityowner.com/2006/11/18/putting-things-in-context/#comment-108 Michael Ebstein Sun, 19 Nov 2006 01:32:50 +0000 http://www.activityowner.com/2006/11/18/putting-things-in-context/#comment-108 This is very interesting. I'm going to be thinking about this. I'm really curious how people organize their "map central." I have mine organized around areas of focus (each area is its own map and only a few very large projects get their own map), but sometimes I wonder if that pushes my projects and actions too deep. Placing the area of focus on the dashboard as you've done opens up new options. May I ask how your Map Central is structured? This is very interesting. I'm going to be thinking about this. I'm really curious how people organize their "map central." I have mine organized around areas of focus (each area is its own map and only a few very large projects get their own map), but sometimes I wonder if that pushes my projects and actions too deep. Placing the area of focus on the dashboard as you've done opens up new options. May I ask how your Map Central is structured?

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