Locations without addresses
(closed account) says:
I am a subscriber to the GTD philosophy and use contexts for my items. One thing I am finding frustrating is the limitation on location having to be tied to an address. For example, lets say I have a list of 5 things I need to get at the grocery store. There are a dozen grocery stores within 5 miles of me and I don't care where I get it. But for me to create a location called Grocery Store, I have to tie it to an address.
I realize this is nice with the iPhone app because I can tell the phone tasks within 5 miles, etc. But seriously, do a lot of people use that? I mean, I'm never just driving around looking for errands to run. I know what stores I am going to before I get in the area because I check my errand context before I leave.
Does anyone have any ideas how to create locations without addresses or if it is possible? I tried using tags instead for my contexts but then the tags start to get a little polluted because I have project/task specific tags and locations as well.
I realize this is nice with the iPhone app because I can tell the phone tasks within 5 miles, etc. But seriously, do a lot of people use that? I mean, I'm never just driving around looking for errands to run. I know what stores I am going to before I get in the area because I check my errand context before I leave.
Does anyone have any ideas how to create locations without addresses or if it is possible? I tried using tags instead for my contexts but then the tags start to get a little polluted because I have project/task specific tags and locations as well.
andrewski (Remember The Milk) says:
Tags definitely seem like the best way for multi-location locations.
What I do is tag my trip to the grocery store with "grocery" and set it as the location of my favorite local store; if I decide to go to a different one, I can still find it based on my tag.
In my area, yes, grocery stores are very common, but there are plenty of locations around my city that are not duplicated, or where one location is clearly more common for me. Locations are perfect for those places, especially when it's a low-priority thing I'll do when it's convenient (i.e. when I'm nearby).
What I do is tag my trip to the grocery store with "grocery" and set it as the location of my favorite local store; if I decide to go to a different one, I can still find it based on my tag.
In my area, yes, grocery stores are very common, but there are plenty of locations around my city that are not duplicated, or where one location is clearly more common for me. Locations are perfect for those places, especially when it's a low-priority thing I'll do when it's convenient (i.e. when I'm nearby).