How I Found 187 Forgotten Apple Reminders

Just add Shortcuts. Wait! I’ll take you through it step-by-step.

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Wouldn’t it be great if Apple Reminders let you run reports? What if you could easily spot reminders that…

• you’d forgotten
• were taking longer than expected, or
• had been added recently, but were lost in an obscure list?

With a little help from Shortcuts, you can do all that and more. No, wait! Don’t swipe on to the next story. “Seven Secrets of Successful Amateur Fire-breathing” will keep.

It’s not as hard as you think, and I’m providing a step-by-step guide on how to set it all up, including videos. Once you get the hang of it, you’ll be able to do all sorts of analysis.

After you have it in place, you’ll wonder how you ever did without it. I found 187 reminders that I’d forgotten about. A few were even important.

Now breathe, and stay with me. Wiggle those shoulders. That’s it.

The 50,000 foot (15,240 m) View

• We’re going to categorise reminders depending on when they were created. (< 7 days = Fresh, 7 days to 30 days = Ageing, > 30 days = Stale)
• Apple Reminders Smart Lists pick out reminders…