iOS Task Management Shortcuts
iOS Task Management Shortcuts

iOS Task Management Shortcuts

Smart Task

Trigger from anywhere on your phone, using the Share button, Action Button, Siri, or simply by highlighting and copying text, or writing a message.

This shortcut will process the information provided and automatically name, add an estimated duration or actual duration if provided, and add it to your calendar at an optimal time or the time mentioned in the request.

This shortcut will only ever add one task at a time, and if it cannot determine how process the data, it will inform you.

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Smart Request

This Shortcut does not change any data on your calendar or elsewhere. It simply looks to your agenda and processes your request or question to help you have a “conversation” with your schedule, much like if you were to have chat with an assistant. It is aware of your schedule and optimized to provide concise, helpful answers.

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Optimize Calendar (beta)

This is Shortcut is given the ability to manage events on your Calendar directly, and to update their times, durations, and order of events based on a request or information you provide, and your current agenda as planned.

It’s capable of editing existing events, adding new events, and moving all the events. It will NEVER delete any events on your Calendar, and it should not move any appointment or events with rigid start times (Doctors appointments, staff meetings, etc.) but I encourage you to check the output frequently as mistakes can happen.

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This is why I’ve labelled this Shortcut as a beta. This Shortcut can change your calendar events in unintended ways if the request is misinterpreted by the Language model. It remains to be seen if mistakes like this are something AI Language models will be able to fully overcome.

Be detailed and specific with your Optimization request, and you will have better results. Example: Instead of:

“Move all my laundry-related tasks to tonight”

Say:

“Move all laundry-related tasks to begin starting at 7pm tonight. Optimize my agenda for the rest of the evening and tomorrow morning without changing the length of any events.”

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Multitool Shortcut (requires Action Button)

This lets you configure your Action Button to display a neat list of your Smart Actions from anywhere on your iPhone.

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