Transform Your Mornings with iPhone Shortcuts: A Beginner’s Guide to Boost Productivity for ADHD
How to Use iPhone Shortcuts and Automations to Streamline Your Morning Routine
Simplifying your routine with the help of iPhone Shortcuts can be a game changer for those with ADHD, allowing you to automate tasks and save precious time in your morning. This step-by-step guide is designed to help you create shortcuts to make your mornings smoother and more efficient.
In this post, we’ll dive into setting up an iPhone shortcut and automation designed to ease your mornings, like turning off your alarm and checking the weather, all with a tap.
You can download the Shortcuts app here from the App Store to get started.
What You’ll Need:
Shortcuts app: A free app from Apple, available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It allows you to automate daily tasks, perfect for simplifying your routine, especially for those with ADHD.
A little time: We’ll keep it simple, starting with just a few steps.
1. Creating a Shortcut to Simplify Your Morning Alarm
Getting Started
Open the Shortcuts app on your iPhone.
Tap the + in the top-right corner to create a new shortcut.
Setting up your first action
Tap Add Action.
In the search bar, type “Alarm” and select Toggle Alarm.
Set your desired alarm to turn on or off.
Testing it out
After setting up the action, tap the play icon to run the shortcut.
Tap Done once you’re happy with how it works.
2. Setting Up an Automation to Check the Weather
Creating the Automation
Head over to the Automation tab in Shortcuts.
Tap + and choose “Create Personal Automation”.
For this example, select When an Alarm Stops, then pick your alarm time.
Customizing the Automation
After the alarm is off, add the Get Weather Forecast action to show you the weather for the day.
Choose Run Automatically to ensure the weather report pops up without a prompt.
Permissions
Make sure you’ve enabled location permissions for Shortcuts to access the weather report based on your location.
Final Thoughts
By automating just a few tasks each morning, you’ll save valuable mental energy and create a smoother start to your day.
Once set up, you’ll be able to start your day with ease, having automated both your alarm and weather check. The best part? Shortcuts work across iOS, iPadOS, and even macOS, so you can use the same automations across your Apple devices.
You can also reference additional resources and make sure to check out Apple’s Shortcuts User Guide or visit the Shortcuts app in the App Store for more detailed walkthroughs.
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