Apple Reminders for Productivity + 10 Tips and Tricks

Apple Reminders RAISED the bar in iOS 17, iPadOS 17 and macOS Sonoma. Here's everything you need to know in a single tutorial.

#taskmanagement #productivity #iphone

1:14 What goes in reminders?
1:59 Smart grocery lists
2:54 Interactive Widgets
3:46 Enhancing Reminders
6:26 Remind Me Later Feature
7:18 The Power of Siri
7:57 Sharing Lists
8:29 Grouping, Sections, and Subtasks
11:13 Tagging Reminders
11:55 Wrap Up

[anup]

So many features, all I needed was ability to drag drop reminder onto the calendar app and the event sync both ways.

[actuallyrichie]

I've been using Apple products for years and never fully used REMINDERS to it's fullest and this definitely gave me some better ideas how to use it.

[tabalou]

Great video, info and explanations. Thank you!
I use reminders for my workout plans from my coach:

Groups "Week 1 of 4, 2of4, 3of4, 4of4”LISTS: day1 legs, day 2 back/chest, day 3 shoulders arms, day 4 glues/hams

Tasks are the exercises themselves: barbell back squats - 3 sets 20/pulse 20 on last rep

Subtasks are my sets and reps and I log notes
set1 85# too heavy
set2 65# just right
set3 65# fail at 15

I save the lists as templates to reuse the same routine for 4 weeks. I’ll print my workouts when I’m done and share them with my coach to review and adapt. {I actually save them now as tabloid size PDF to files most days this allows all items to fit in one page}

Doing daily checklists for my 11yo ADHD & on the spectrum.
He loves checking things off {HIS LISTS} and I have set to “show completed” for that added feeling of accomplishment!!

Groups: Sunday-Saturday
Lists: morning, after school, evening and before bed
Tasks: 🪥brush teeth, 👕🩳change clothes, 🐕feed dog, etc. 🧹🍽️🛁🎒📚

Options are ENDLESS 😃

[andricheli]

I run my life out of Apple Reminders and Apple Notes. They are both fantastic apps and wicked fast. Siri support in Reminders is perfection and I love the ability to neatly link my notes to reminders.

[jimgrant]

Hey Brandon, excellent video, explaining how the Reminders app works.

I'd like to hear your opinion on how to go about doing the things below. If you think it's worth your time, please develop and publish a video on them.

* The Apple Calendar app has some features similar to some features in the Reminders app and vice versa. What would you recommend as to how to decide whether a task should go into the Calendar app or into the Reminders app? (I use a simple rule. If a task needs to be done at a particular day/time, I put in on the Calendar.)

* What options can you name/describe as the basis for Reminder lists? The most common one is that a list is a "topic". There are others.

* I've made sure that the folders/lists I have in the Calendar app, the Reminders app, and the Notes app are identical. Does this sound like a good idea?

[bigoutdoors]

Apple Reminders and Notes are what keep my life running. Much love to those free, awesome little boogers!

[JohnLusher]

Terrific video! Love Apple reminders, and hadn’t thought about the trash/recycling, awesome tip!

[HouseofCramel]

Reminders is one of the best and underrated apps on Apple products. It’s basically my planner!

[hervedapremont]

Great video 👍
Learned some tricks here !
For my productivity, I creat a shortcut who runs himself at 5 in the morning that transform my calendar entries (tasks, events, and appointements) in reminders. I never forgot anything now 🤟

[MelconWagner]

This awsome video really helped me understand that powerful app that I use daily even better. You rock!!!

[jebaker]

I live north of Milwaukee and thought we were the only ones with that weird trash/recycling pickup schedule. 😂 Good video!

[junounoun]

Really nice video! I will give it a shot again.

[SPICYHOTNEWS]

The best thing is to get reminders from your watch

[michaeltchilds]

I always enjoy your efforts. Well done.

[normancoutts]

Very useful, the pacing was just right for me. Thanks.

[Bobscents]

Thanks, Brandon! This vid was extremely helpful and informative. I had no clue Apple reminders could do all of this. Will be following you from now on!

[PascalHeimlicher]

Really love Apple Reminders. Do you know what would be the easiest way to import all my tasks from Todoist to Apple Reminders?

[msteppling]

I like the column view for leads and pipelines

[BIMvoice]

I have not designed yet such a sophisticated system to use the reminders, but I completely agree with you that the Siri+reminders combo is the deadliest out there. I love it and I use it a lot. I will try to expand following your tips. Thank you very much for this great video!

[PTSDlorax]

Super underrated content! First time I’ve commented this but you got a subscriber!:)