If This Then Than That

Ari M July 29, 2012 Posts No Comments

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I love If This Than That because it goes along with my favorite concept of “Set It and Forget It.” The idea of automating things once and then never have to think about them again is obviously very appealing. You can do basic things like automatically sending a tweet at a certain time every day to market a product, or adding every Foursquare checkin to your Google Calendar for a contextual record of where you’ve been. You can also get more complicated like getting a text message alert anytime you get an email from an important person (great for when you don’t want the distractions of an open inbox or if you are travelling internationally) or the holy grail of automation, outsourcing your outsourcing.

Here is my list of favorite IFTTT recipes for your enjoyment, this will be a constantly growing list as I come up with new ways of using the service.

IFTTT Recipes

Top Uses for IFTTT.com

IFTTT

http://ifttt.com/recipes/47362

Youtube to Evernote

IFTTT

http://ifttt.com/recipes/47363

Foursquare Checkin to Google Calendar

IFTTT

http://ifttt.com/recipes/47365

Twitter Thank Friday Followers

IFTTT

http://ifttt.com/recipes/47369

Starred Google Reader to Evernote

IFTTT

http://ifttt.com/recipes/47370

Twitter DM Thanks for Follow + Promotion

IFTTT

http://ifttt.com/recipes/47562

Star articles in Google Reader to be posted via Buffer at a better time on Twitter or FB

IFTTT

http://ifttt.com/recipes/8981

When Facebook profile picture changes, update Twitter profile picture.

IFTTT

http://ifttt.com/recipes/6440

Srarred Item in Gmail to Evernote

IFTTT

https://ifttt.com/recipes/73270

Call In a Note to Myself

Save my blood pressure to Evernote

https://ifttt.com/recipes/70216

A useful template created by the IFTTT community, submitted by user: liontex.

Upload Podcasts to Soundcloud

https://ifttt.com/recipes/70215

A useful template created by the IFTTT community submitted by user, liontex.

Wordpress to Diigo

https://ifttt.com/recipes/70213

A useful template created by the IFTTT community, submitted by user liontex.

Wordpress to Storify

https://ifttt.com/recipes/70212

A useful template created by the IFTTT community, submitted by user liontex.

Wordpress to Zootool

https://ifttt.com/recipes/70214

A useful template created by the IFTTT community, submitted by user liontex.

About The Author

Ari M

In 2006, I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease. Crohn's is an incurable disease of the digestive tract. My case was severe, and required over a dozen daily medications and several hospital visits. After reaching a personal low point in hospital, I decided he would do everything in my power to strengthen my by then weak body. Through a combination of yoga, nutrition, natural supplements and rigorous exercise (Ironman and Crossfit) i was able to fight back the symptoms of Crohn's until I was finally able to suspend my medication. Eventually I was declared free of all traces of the 'incurable' disease, and competed in Ironman France in June of 2011. I has since spoken at seminars and at a regional TED Talk about my struggle against a seemingly insurmountable opponent. Through the process of data collection, self tracking, and analysis, I helped develop Less Doing. This was a way of dealing with the daily stresses of life by optimizing, automating, and outsourcing all of my tasks in life and business. Now I focus on Achievement Architecture, helping individuals be more effective at everything.