A Dead-Simple AI Daily Planner That Texts You Your Tasks Each Morning

Most productivity systems fail because they require you to open an app.

You have to open Notion, or Asana, or your Calendar to see what you need to do. But before you get there, you open Instagram, check email, and suddenly it's 10 AM and you've done nothing.

The solution is Push Productivity. Instead of you going to the plan, the plan comes to you.

In this guide, we will build a system that sends you a single SMS at 7:00 AM every morning containing:

Your first meeting of the day.

Your Top 3 Tasks (prioritized by AI).

A motivational quote (optional, but nice).

Time to build: 30 minutes Tools required: Make.com, Google Calendar, Todoist (or Notion/Asana), OpenAI, Twilio (for SMS)

Why SMS?

SMS is the only channel with a 98% open rate. It cuts through the noise. When your phone buzzes at 7 AM, you read it. It sets the intention for the day before the chaos starts.

The Workflow Blueprint

Trigger: 7:00 AM daily.

Fetch: Get today's events from Google Calendar.

Fetch: Get active tasks from Todoist.

Think: OpenAI analyzes the list and picks the "Big 3".

Send: Twilio sends the SMS to your phone.

Step-by-Step Setup Guide

Phase 1: Get the Data

Trigger: Make.com Timer module. Set to 07:00.

Calendar: Add Google Calendar -> "List Events".

* Start Date: now (midnight today).

* End Date: addDays(now; 1) (midnight tomorrow).

Aggregator:* Use a Text Aggregator to combine events into a list: {{Summary}} at {{start.dateTime}}.

Tasks: Add Todoist (or Notion) -> "Get Tasks".

* Filter: Due date is Today or Overdue.

Aggregator:* Use a Text Aggregator to combine tasks: - {{content}}.

Phase 2: The AI Filter

You might have 15 tasks on your list. You can't do 15 things. We need AI to be ruthless.

Add OpenAI -> "Create a Completion".

System Prompt:

> You are a productivity coach. Review the user's schedule and task list. Pick the 3 absolute most critical tasks that move the needle. Ignore busy work.

> Output format:

> "Good Morning! ☀️

> 📅 First Meeting: [Time] - [Name]

>

> 🎯 Top 3 Priorities:

> 1. [Task]

> 2. [Task]

> 3. [Task]

>

> 💭 Thought: [Short motivational quote]"

User Prompt:

> Schedule: {{CalendarString}}

> Tasks: {{TaskString}}

Phase 3: The SMS

Create a free Twilio account. You'll get a phone number (e.g., +1-555-0123).

In Make, add Twilio -> "Send a Message".

To: Your personal mobile number.

Body: Map the output from OpenAI.

Advanced Enhancements

1. Weather Integration

Add a Weather module (Make has a built-in one) to fetch the forecast.

AI Prompt:* "If it's raining, remind me to take an umbrella."

2. "Late Night" Mode

Add a second scenario that runs at 9:00 PM.

Prompt:* "Ask me what I accomplished today and if I need to reschedule anything for tomorrow."

* Reply to the SMS to add tasks to tomorrow's Todoist (requires setting up a Webhook to receive SMS replies).

3. Spouse Sync

Send the schedule summary to your partner as well, so they know if you have late meetings.

Real-World Example: The "Deep Work" Writer

I use this to protect my writing time. My AI instructions are: "If I have no meetings before 11 AM, tell me to write for 2 hours immediately."

My text usually says:

"Good Morning. No meetings until 1pm. 🎯 Priority 1: Write Chapter 4. Do not check email."

Conclusion

Technology should serve you, not distract you. By condensing your digital obligations into a single, text-based summary, you start the day proactively instead of reactively.

Ready to build this?

* Get your free Make.com account here

* Sign up for Twilio

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