Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
I’ll often set a timer while I’m writing, so I can concentrate on the work and know I’ll be prodded when I’ve got to stop. I didn’t know you could do it this way, though: “Iris, set a timer to end at 7:45 am.” Now, I said Iris rather than set your phone off, and what you’ve just seen is iOS 27, but this works on older OSes too.
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I’ll often set a timer while I’m writing, so I can concentrate on the work and know I’ll be prodded when I’ve got to stop. I didn’t know you could do it this way, though: “Iris, set a timer to end at 7:45 am.” Now, I said Iris rather than set your phone off, and what you’ve just seen is iOS 27, but this works on older OSes too.
LINKS:
Buy Me a Coffee: https://coff.ee/williamgallagher
Support 58keys on Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=86274276J
oin the Writer's Mailing list too: eepurl.com/gQTqTT
Buy my book on Amazon US: amzn.to/3KhF19P
Or Amazon UK: amzn.to/3IzZm94
Watch the 58keys Writing Workshop videos: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCtk0vyOGM40dh0gwg17tWI70Y1Qhh4Sj&si=qa8uc8vtOxHs9dlg
If you buy through my Amazon links, they may chuck me a penny or two. Or they won't. Either way, it will never cost you anything extra.
