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

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Open App
Opens the specified app.
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Choose from Menu
Presents a menu and runs different actions based on which menu item was chosen.
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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Run Shortcut
Run an shortcut from your shortcut.
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Show Result
Shows the specified text in Siri or in an alert.
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Get Playlist
Gets every song in the specified playlist.
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Play Music
Plays the currently playing item.

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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