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.

Actions Used

Get Upcoming Events
Gets upcoming calendar events, ordered from nearest to farthest away in time. Choose a calendar, number of events, and the day to retrieve from.
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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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Ask for Input
Prompts the user to enter a piece of information.

Extra Details

Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Please%20do%20not%20disturb%20me
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Please%20do%20not%20disturb%20me
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Please do not disturb me” end tell

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