I need to do something
Presents a list of options for everyday activities (like eating, drinking, moving, and relaxing), then runs the corresponding shortcuts for each.
Actions Used
Choose from Menu
Presents a menu and runs different actions based on which menu item was chosen.
Adjust Date
Adds or subtracts an amount of time from the date passed into the action.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=I%20need%20to%20do%20something
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=I%20need%20to%20do%20something
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “I need to do something”
end tell
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Change Focus settings
Opens the deep link into Settings > Focus so you can change details or adjust Home Screens.
Please do not disturb me
Presents a menu of various time periods for setting Do Not Disturb, then adjusts your device according to the choice – includes a few colloquial phrases like “a bit” and “a while” that can be customized to your preferences, plus options for turning it on until lunch or after work.
Please disturb me
Sets the playback destination to AirPods Pro and turns Transparency on, turns off Do Not Disturb and Airplane Mode, turns on Cellular Data, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi, sets the volume to 85%, the brightness to 100%, and turns on Light mode, then turns on every option for Sound Recognition, then vibrates if run from iPhone when it’s all done.
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Make folder icon
Makes an icon out of the shortcuts’ current color or glyph combination.
Format duration
Convert dates and times into any format using Shortcuts. Requires Timery for Toggl.
Request ride
Asks you to enter a destination and the number of people, then requests a ride using your app of choice.
Open Language and Region preferences
Opens the Language and Region settings to let you change preferred language, region, live text, or custom language settings per-app.
Read the Perplexity blog
Opens the Perplexity blog, where you can see stories and announcements from the team on new updates or changes to the service.
Get my Perplexity API key
Stores your API key for Perplexity. Store the result as base64-encoded text so it’s not readable as plain text, which is then decoded as this is run.
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