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.

Scripting 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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Ask for Input
Prompts the user to enter a piece of information.
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Set Focus
Turns Do Not Disturb on or off.
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.
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.

Extra Details

Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Please%20do%20not%20disturb%20me
Link to Open Shortcut
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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