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

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Choose from Menu
Presents a menu and runs different actions based on which menu item was chosen.
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Show Result
Shows the specified text in Siri or in an alert.
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Run Shortcut
Run an shortcut from your shortcut.
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Open App
Opens the specified app.
Date
Passes the specified date and time to the next action.
Adjust Date
Adds or subtracts an amount of time from the date passed into the action.
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Set Focus
Turns Do Not Disturb on or off.
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Get Playlist
Gets every song in the specified playlist.
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Play Music
Plays the currently playing item.

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Extra Details

Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=I%20need%20to%20do%20something
Link to Open Shortcut
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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