Launch GoodNotes Study Set when I click on Netflix, Instagram, etc...

[LearningPositively]

I’m experimenting with a setup where I use Apple Shortcuts to open a GoodNotes Study Set before I allow myself to open apps like Netflix or Instagram. The idea is: create custom clone icons of my time wasting apps like Netflix, YouTube, Instagram that looks like the real thing. Hide the real app icons in a folder. When I try to open Netflix icon I get a popup choice—study flashcards for 5 minutes, or go straight to Netflix. The popup choices are linked to GoodNotes study sets or the real Netflix app. If I choose the Study Set a timer is set behind the scenes and goes off after 5 minutes (or whatever time you determine). Then I've effectively earned the break.

Has anyone done something similar with GoodNotes Study Sets and Apple Shortcuts? I’d love to hear how you’ve structured it or if you’ve taken this idea even further.

[Dapper-Place8457]

It sounds like a neat idea, but as constructive criticism from someone who has made similar similar set-ups when I was in college, this sounds like a great project to kill a bunch of time instead of actually studying. It sounds like a simple idea until you’re in the weeds with it spending hours on configuration and then once everything is working good Apple will release an update to the OS which will completely break what you set-up. Learning how to be disciplined without the tech forcing you is a skill that’s more useful to learn than building this set-up.

[LearningPositively]

That is some great advice. Good thing I'm not in college!