Note that, for a person who relies on his/her phone for GTD, could especially apply, because that person wouldn't know even what was on the list without the phone. I don't have a context list for things that require pen and paper because I always carry them. Remember the purpose of the contexts is to separate out items that require special equipment. As the relates to calls, the actions usually contain fewer topics to discuss with people I do not deal with could work IF you really have your phone with you as often as you have on clothing. Gong Shim tells her sister to no longer ask her to do errands for her because. I, like the OP, have a smartphone, and so the context includes all updates, applications, organization, as well as telephone calls to make. but when she gets to the 4th one she stops and puts her list away. I do not have as many meetings as I have several items to bring up to the same person. My list is the newest context for me to implement (very well, anyway). As one poster pointed out, whether a call or email is best will change over time. is a a very useful list, especially for those times when you might call, but could email, etc. One alternative would be to use your for this purpose. I used to waste an inordinate amount of time trying to decide in advance whether to put a name on or and then realized that it was not a useful step for me, and that the reason I struggled with that decision was that it simply was arbitrary, and not necessary, in my situation. In fact, it seems a less useful exercise for me, to decide in advance how I want to communicate with someone, since situations are so fluid and may require a different communications medium between when the name goes on the list and when I act on it. I don't find the overhead required to decide how to contact someone onerous in the least it's much more important for me to have all those contacts corraled together in one place. Sometimes I can use email to schedule a phone call (works much better for me than playing phone tag) and once scheduled, that call goes on my calendar, so it doesn't need to be on a separate list. Many people that I've had long term phone relationships have gradually migrated to email, and this has become a more effective medium to communicate with them. I rarely just call anyone as an initiating communications step. I realized that - at least in the context of my work - everyone's communication style has been evolving over the last five years or so. ![]() Re: did this about a year ago, much as PeterW described, and find it works well for me.
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