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Set a work reminder
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View as MarkdownTell alfred_ what to remember and when. It goes on your task list with that date, and you get a text when it's due.
The prompt
- Remind me [WHEN] to [DO WHAT].
The problem
You think of it while driving, or mid-meeting: call the client back Thursday, check the payment in two weeks. By the time you’re at a desk it’s gone.
What you need
- Your phone connected, if you want the reminder by text. See Text messages.
- Texts from alfred_ on under Settings → Notifications.
- Your time zone right under Settings → Preferences. Dates are read in it.
What you get back
Remind me Friday at 10 to send Northside the renewal quote
Added “Send Northside the renewal quote”, with a reminder Friday, Oct 30 at 10:00 AM. I’ll text you then.
How dates are read
- “Friday” is the coming Friday. Said on a Friday, it means next Friday.
- “EOD” is 5 PM your time. “EOW” is the end of Friday.
- “Tomorrow”, “next Monday”, “in two weeks” work as you’d expect.
Then
- At the reminder time, you get a text, and the task stays on your list until you check it off.
- Move it: “push the Northside quote to Monday”.
- Finish it: “mark the Northside quote done”, or check it off in Tasks.
Limits
- A reminder is a task with a reminder time. It stays on your list until you check it off, rather than disappearing after the text. A due date on its own doesn’t text you; say a time, or “remind me”.
- Reminders respect quiet hours. One due during quiet hours arrives when they end.
- If a reminder doesn’t arrive, check that the task has a reminder time, that texts are on under Settings → Notifications, and that your phone is verified.
- To block time for it instead, add it to your calendar: “put 30 minutes on Friday morning for the Northside quote”.
Related
Variations
- Remind me Friday at 10 to send Northside the renewal quote
- Remind me tomorrow afternoon to call Dana about the crew schedule
- Remind me on the 15th to renew the contractor insurance
- Remind me in two weeks to check whether Acme paid invoice 1042
- Remind me EOD to send the timesheets
Best for
Things you'll remember right up until the moment you need to: a call to return, a renewal, a payment to check.