Did you do the top item on your context list?
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2010-09-10, 07:36 AM
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2010-09-10, 02:15 PM
makesense, I suspect you have the preference to empty the inbox for actions which have at least a project since you avoid using contexts for some available actions. I require both project and context to be assigned before an action can be available (not to say I don't sometimes work out of my inbox). I suspect my preference setting is the majority setting so our sense of "available" and how to make the program reflect that is going to differ and it may lead to some confusion and frustration.
To get back to your first question about Projects with Contexts, sometimes the Project or Group IS the last action or is code for "review me just in case there are more actions" which is also an action. Since it can serve as an action is must be able to have a context.
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2010-09-10, 02:25 PM
@Ken Case
What was the reason for adding the context field to projects. It doesn't make much sense to me.
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2010-09-10, 02:36 PM
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the context field has always been there, though it was previously labeled "default context" instead. If you have the context set on a project, any action created in that project will get that same context, unless you provide a different one. More generally, any row you create will get the context of its parent, whether a project or another row. If the parent doesn't have a context set, the child will not have one set either. When all of a project's actions are completed, the project itself will show up in the context view, so you can check it off as completed if it is not set to do so automatically. Naturally, it will show up in the context that you have set (or "No Context" if you have not set one). Action groups (aka nested actions) work the same way. Last edited by whpalmer4; 2010-09-10 at 02:39 PM..
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2010-09-10, 10:24 PM
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Some of the ways OF helps with this is: • using the focus action to focus on a single project • using due dates sparingly and only for projects that really need to get done • flagging projects The purpose of trying to do the top item on the list instead of scanning contexts constantly for the next thing to do is: it can help to find whether we really have identified the next actionable item for a project. If I'm feeling a lot of resistance on completing that action, it may not be broken down enough. Or it may be that I'm not invested in that project anymore. Maybe I need to look again at the project? Should it be placed into someday maybe? Should it be dropped? Is there a problem with how I'm using OF or GTD? Or is there some psychological resistance involved that I need to get over and just do the action. There is a book called 'The War of Art' that speaks to the topic of resistance. Quote:
This is something OF & GTD help to combat. By breaking down those projects, into small actionable steps, the resistance is broken down into smaller chunks. Quote:
There are times when scanning is useful, when deciding what to do next. And sometimes we need the flexibility of picking something off the tree. Last edited by SpiralOcean; 2010-09-11 at 04:33 AM..
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2010-09-11, 06:21 AM
Hi I'm new. Was trialing 1.7 just bought 1.8.
Def prefer way group tasks work in Context view. Quick question: Didn't know could add context to project, doesn't seem to be way to view/change project's context like action. is inspector only way? thanks
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2010-09-11, 06:43 AM
Also in Context view: With Group Actions/Tasks - assumed would show hierarchical (as project view) if all group action contexts are the same. Is there a way to achieve this?
Reason: Can't differentiate parent from child actions (without going back to project view) thanks for any help
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2010-09-11, 12:23 PM
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