Contexts

With a paper planner, contexts are trickier than for an electronic task list, but they are doable:

• Keep it simple. You probably only need 10 or 15 contexts with a paper planner.
• “May Do” Tasks. When you set up your planner, you added tabs to the back for your contexts. These tabs hold the “may do” (soft date only) and Someday/Maybe tasks, not the “Must Do” tasks with hard dates.
  • Assign contexts by writing tasks down in the correct tab.
  • If it applies to more than one context, write it twice, duplication isn’t a problem.
  • Write (S/M) after your Someday/Maybe tasks, and add them from the bottom up.
• “Must Do” Tasks. For tasks with hard dates or deadlines:
  • Abbreviate contexts to the left of the tasks when you write them in the daily task list:
       (W), (P), Call, E
        for: (Work), (Personal), Calls, Errands.
  • Add tasks to the daily list from the top down for work-related items and from the bottom up for personal.