A long list is full of things you cannot touch right now. The call you can’t make without a phone, the errand that needs the car, the deep work that needs quiet. Filter by context and the noise falls away, leaving the few tasks that fit this moment, this place, these tools.
Contexts answer a practical question: given where you are and what you have right now, what can you do? Tag tasks with contexts like #home, #calls, or #errands, then filter your lists to match your real situation rather than an artificial deadline.
A context has no end. It is a standing frame in which tasks get done, not an outcome you complete. It can run endlessly and never has to finish. That is what sets it apart from a project, which holds a clear, bounded goal you reach, then close.
What you get
- Lightweight tags you shape to fit your life and work.
- Context filters on your action lists, so you only see what’s doable now.
- A progress bar on every context, for a read on how much is done at a glance.
- A Markdown export of any context, with a summary alongside its tasks, completed tasks, and reference items.
- Quick tagging while you capture, using the
#prefix.
How it works
- Create a context, then add
#yourcontextto any task. - Filter Next Actions and other views by context to cut a long list down to the relevant few.
- Bring existing contexts in through import, or export one to Markdown whenever you want a portable overview.
Why it matters
- Contexts rest on a plain observation: what you can do depends on where you are and what is in reach. Your lists should know that too.
- Matching tasks to your situation removes the quiet friction of “I can’t do that right now anyway.”
- A clean export turns any context into a portable overview, ready to review or keep elsewhere.
