#!/bin/sh

# "Backburner Roulette"
# Whenever you have an idea or a low-priority task that you want to
# come back to later, put it in .backburner.
# You can keep a .backburner in your homedir, or per-project, or whatever!
# Then, whenever you're bored and looking for something to do, run this:

# Pick one random line from the file, excluding commented and blank lines.
shuf .backburner | grep -Ev '^\s*(#.*)?$' | head -n1