u/Ok-Occasion-9748

I am curious and am looking for inspiration.

I personally find that "someday/maybe" has a very tentative quality to it, so I only add things I don't actually intend to do in the near future. If circumstances change (kids grow up, bigger home, different job, more time etc.), I might become more invested, but for now I only want to keep these ideas just in case.

For projects I actually want to start, but can't yet, I have the more specific "Soon!" on top of the lists.

How do you do it? And while we're on it, how often do you review this list/ these lists?

I am interested in which context lists proved to be your most cherished ones in survival mode. Errand lists are obvious but how did you split up the maintenance next actions that you need to do at home but never get around to?

I tried "tasks without kids around" "dumb routine tasks" "zombie mode tasks" as opposed to "deep work tasks" But none of these lists got used a lot.

Instead I now have: "Desk", "Home", "Self", "Work" (because I partly work from home, I have sublists for work) and three agenda lists, one for each of my family members. Thats it. And the "home" list (and sadly the "self" list, too) rarely get the attention they deserve.

They work alright, but I have the feeling they could be optimised and I too often skip the non urgent maintenance tasks like exchanging water filters. Why? Do I apply the GTD system in a wrong way? Or is it just the normal hassle and I should be lower my expectations until the kids grow up?

Or, my personal theory, GTD is simply not suited to recurring tasks (as opposed to one time projects) and I should turn elsewhere?