The iPhone's Most Powerful New Productivity Feature

iOS 14 released a couple weeks ago with a ton of new features, but none of them are more exciting to us productivity nerds as the new Shortcuts widget.

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00:00 - Intro
01:21 - My new Home Screen setup
02:59 - Shortcuts Widget Tutorial
04:10 - Shortcut 1: Instant Voice Record
05:48 - Shortcut 2: Open Notion Pages
06:37 - Shortcut 3: Open Spotify Playlists
07:16 - Shortcut 4: Complex Menus
09:33 - One Last Tip...

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[Thomasfrank]

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🖊 Quote of the week: “The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work.”— Richard Bach

[thesevenstudent]

Every other Youtuber: here’s how you can make your iPhone pretty
Thomas: here’s how you can make super complex shortcut widgets to be productive

And that’s why we love this channel!

[gavrielbenchimol]

Thomas, thanks for inspiring ppl in the internet for so many years.

[QuestionEverythingButWHY]

“Time is a created thing. To say 'I don't have time, ' is like saying, 'I don't want to.”
― Lao Tzu

[keerthanaanandan]

Thomas : Don't check social media in the morning
Me: Clicking this video at the speed of light at 6Am

[Mahbub]

Great video as always. Thanks, that open URL advice and simple scripting tips are very helpful for Evernote and using it for dedicated note sections!

Also the website article are a big time saver too!

[MrInsider]

By the way, I just found out that for switching to the last app, you dont habe to swipe up-right-down, you can just swipe right on the homebar. also, you can just swipe left then to get to that last app. like this you can switch WAY faster

[aushenaym]

I don't have an iphone, but listening to Tom makes me feel productive and motivated to do work, LOL. Hope you all are doing well!

[Jannyl]

I have found that for me, on any given phone, the off switch or flight mode is by far the best productivity feature. For some reasons I can work for hours on my PC without ever drifting off into web browsing but as soon as I have my phone available, I'll find myself drawn to YouTube and other apps.

[nathan_arnold]

Thanks Thomas! Great timing for this video!

[bluedragon]

Thomas: *Magic the Gathering*
Me: Connects on an emotional level

[pvitale]

“Get Swole” that’s a great name for workout playlist. Lol 😂

[shwethakrishna]

Great, I now finally understand shortcuts! Thank you for the walk-through!

[foto-dotcm]

Thanks for reviewing your shortcut widgets! It inspired me to do something similar on my phone and finally make it useful, but not distracting)

[Ellie-gnvo]

Watching this while having 5 widgets on my home screen on my Samsung

[sauravtanwar]

Thanks for your content.
That notion shortcut is simply amazing.

[andydavies]

The shortcuts app is awesome once you get into it - I have been playing around for a while and have setup a few menus like you have to get to actions quickly. I also setup auto timers when I open the apps I shouldn’t spend to long on (Instagram, YouTube etc.) to reminder me to stop scrolling on them!

I’m surprised Apple haven’t published some more in-depth tutorials on the shortcuts app - it’s such a powerful tool and might win over some Android users who feel that iPhone is too restrictive for their needs.

[sissibm]

What a great timing ⏱ I JUST wrote down in my “journal” that I was planning to start researching on increasing my iPhone’s ability to support me in my productivity tomorrow. Et voilà, I get notified on your new video! Thank you so much!

I cannot wait for your Notion class.

P.S.: Please excuse any possible grammar mistake in my sentences, especially in the second one, as English is not my mother tongue. Therefore I have to rely on my instincts when writing and speaking longer and more complex sentences in English.

[freebeerishere]

ayyy this is awesome. that Spotify one is gonna be so handy. thanks !!

[byamberkri]

I am hoping to switch back to an iPhone soon. I am so excited to play with this haha! Also, I am incredibly impressed by your transition to talking about domain names lol