Context: A structural guide on how to map GTD lists (Contexts, Someday/Maybe, Commitments) into a standard Bullet Journal format.
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║ BULLET JOURNAL ║
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║ PAGE 1-2 │ INDEX ║
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║ Someday/Maybe ........................ p.3–4 ║
║ Commitments .......................... p.5 ║
║ @Home ................................. p.6 ║
║ @Work ................................. p.7 ║
║ @Errands .............................. p.8 ║
║ @Sam .................................. p.9 ║
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║ PAGE 3-4 │ SOMEDAY / MAYBE ║
║ ───────────────────────────────────────────────── ║
║ Professional │ Life ║
║ • Learn Rust │ • Road trip to Ooty ║
║ • Start a newsletter │ • Learn guitar ║
║ • Explore new PM tools │ • Read 20 books/year ║
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║ PAGE 5 │ COMMITMENTS (PROJECTS) ║
║ ───────────────────────────────────────────────── ║
║ • Revamp onboarding docs ║
║ □ 2026-03-25 ║
║ • Q1 performance reviews ║
║ □ 2026-03-31 ║
║ › Migrate team to new tool (migrated forward) ║
║ ✕ Website redesign (completed) ║
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║ PAGE 6 │ @HOME ║
║ ───────────────────────────────────────────────── ║
║ • Fix kitchen tap leak ║
║ • Declutter study desk ║
║ • Back up family photos ║
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║ PAGE 7 │ @WORK ║
║ ───────────────────────────────────────────────── ║
║ • Ask about promotion timeline ║
║ • Clarify Q2 OKRs ║
║ • Schedule 1:1 with new hire ║
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║ PAGE 8 │ @ERRANDS ║
║ ───────────────────────────────────────────────── ║
║ • Pick up prescriptions ║
║ • Buy notebook refills ║
║ • Drop package at courier ║
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║ PAGE 9 │ @SAM ║
║ ───────────────────────────────────────────────── ║
║ • Discuss Q2 roadmap priorities ║
║ • Follow up on budget approval ║
║ • Share onboarding doc draft ║
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║ PAGE 10 │ DAILY LOG — March 18, 2026 ║
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║ • Write project brief ║
║ ✕ Reply to Sam's email (done) ║
║ @ @Work: confirm sprint dates (context action) ║
║ @ @Home: plan dinner reservation (context action) ║
║ - Team seems stressed about deadline (note) ║
║ ! Block Fri afternoon for deep work (priority) ║
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• open · ✕ done · › migrated · @ context · – note · ! priority
The weekly review
T.A.M.E. + GTD — run in order, every week.
T — Triage
- Process all loose captures and inbox notes
- Clear anything that can be done in 2 minutes
A — Assess
- Review Commitments collection
- Check all @Context pages
M — Migrate
- Move
›items forward or drop them - Update due dates where needed
E — Elevate
- Set top 3 focus items for the week
GTD sweep
- Review Someday/Maybe — anything ready to activate?
- Check calendar for upcoming deadlines
- Confirm all active commitments are still worth keeping