how to not give a fuckget automated
how many minutes a week do you spend paying bills, checking notifications, making shopping lists, and doing things a computer could do for you in zero seconds? add it up. it's embarrassing.
the automation mindset
every recurring task in your life falls into one of two categories: things that require your human brain, and things that don't. most people do both categories manually because they've never stopped to sort them.
automation isn't about being lazy. it's about being ruthless with your attention. your time and focus are finite resources, and spending them on repetitive logistics is objectively stupid when technology can handle it for free.
where to start
the low-hanging fruit:
- bills: set up autopay for everything. every. single. bill. the 30 seconds to set it up saves hours of remembering, logging in, and stressing about due dates
- expense tracking: use a service that categorizes and tracks your spending automatically. stop pretending you'll do it manually
- shopping: subscribe to recurring deliveries for things you buy regularly. toilet paper shouldn't require a decision every month
- notifications: use tools like zapier or ifttt to bundle and consolidate notifications into daily digests instead of constant interruptions
the compound effect
each individual automation saves maybe 5-10 minutes a week. but stack twenty of them and you've reclaimed hours. hours you can spend on thinking, creating, exercising, or just existing without a to-do list nagging at your brain.
the real win isn't the time saved. it's the mental bandwidth freed up. every task you automate is one less thing occupying space in your working memory. your brain has a limited number of slots, and most people fill them with garbage tasks a computer could handle.
this week
pick three repetitive tasks in your life. automate them. then pick three more next week. within a month, you'll wonder how you ever lived without it.
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