A Random Shortcut

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Mon, 11/11/2024 - 09:51
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I have an  Apple Shortcut I run every morning cleverly named "Morning". When it is clicked, it sets me up for a new day. It chooses random dumbbell exercises. It chooses a random drum rudiment to focus on for the day. It chooses a random grammar pattern to study in Japanese for the day. It also prompts me to write one sentence for a One Sentence Journal.

Everyone's routine is different, so yours will be different. The shortcut recipe I lean on for this is this:

  1. Add a text file to Shortcuts.
  2. Fill the file with a bunch of things you want to randomly select from.
  3. Put each thing on a separate line.
    In a new shortcut, add a Get file from folder action and point it to your text file.
  4. Add a Split text by new lines action.
  5. Add a Get Item From List action and set it to random.

The text files are so light and easy to mess around with. You can create an infinite amount of them. I use this pattern a lot to randomize daily things so notifications don't become monotonous.

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