Start my workday

One click (or one keyboard shortcut) turns on your Work focus and opens your mail, calendar and the websites you use every morning, such as online banking or your accounting system.

Build the shortcut

1. Open Shortcuts, click +, and name it Start my workday.
2. Add Set Focus, and set it to turn Work on (or Do Not Disturb if you have no Work focus).
3. Add Open App, choose Mail. Add another Open App for Calendar.
4. Add URLs and paste the websites you open every morning, one per line, for example:
   Copy

   https://calendar.google.com
   https://www.sarsefiling.co.za

5. Add Open URLs after it.
6. Click the i (details) button and choose Add Keyboard Shortcut, for example Control-Option-W. Turn on Pin in Menu Bar if you want it there too.

Why it helps

The first ten minutes of the day stop going to clicking around. If your macOS version shows an Automation section in Shortcuts (newer versions do), you can also run it at a set time.