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Question of the week: What was the most clever way you’ve ever used an Apple product to solve a problem? (self.apple_enthusiast)

submitted 1 year ago by MichelleG to c/apple_enthusiast

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Hello everyone. With more than 15k subscribers, I'm sure the Apple community has some great experiences to share with others. My question this week is, "What was the most clever way you’ve ever used an Apple product to solve a problem?"

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I have ADHD, so my memory is shit. I'll get really into doing something at work, get distracted onto another path, then forget about what I've been working on and it'll just languish in a half finished hell.

Which is where my automations come in...

I maintain a list of ongoing projects in Numbers that my Calendar is set to open every morning at 7am, at the start of my shift. Because of this, I can keep track of what I've been working on, and be reminded if anything needs my attention (because you can guarantee the staff on the shop floor won't bother reporting any issues if documentation isn't working...). Of course, it's not that simple; Calendar runs an Automator script that triggers a Shortcut that opens the app, but it works.

I also have a list in Pages of stuff that I need to remember. Not a to do list, as such, more just reminders to drink water, to take deep breaths every now and then, and the occasional saying that I've liked that's spoken to me at that moment. That also opens automatically at 7am so I don't forget to open it myself.

They're silly things, but really important to me, and have really helped me to focus my attention and actually finish projects.