{"id":376,"date":"2024-02-05T22:31:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T21:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nilsrooijmans.com\/daily\/?p=376"},"modified":"2024-02-26T10:23:54","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T09:23:54","slug":"detecting-automation-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nilsrooijmans.com\/daily\/detecting-automation-opportunities","title":{"rendered":"detecting automation opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everyone&#8217;s work involves tasks that are recurring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some take little time. Others take a lot of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How do you know how much time, exactly?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One way might be to look at your activities at the end of your working day, take note of the time it took to complete your tasks, and then ask yourself why you\u2019re still doing this thing manually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do this for a week or two, and I think you might start to find great opportunities to automate some of those tedious tasks that seem to just take forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; Nils<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PS:<\/strong>\u00a0Free offer -> if you share your time tracking notes with me, I will point you to the right script(s) to get you started on the automation journey that can save you tons of hours. 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