It’s tempting to wait for the perfect, large-scale automation project before investing time. But in reality, some of the best returns come from small, almost invisible workflows—things like auto-forwarding a specific email, renaming files in a shared folder, or logging calendar events into a spreadsheet.
These little processes compound. Shaving off 30 seconds from a daily task might not feel urgent, but over a month or year, it can translate into hours of reclaimed time—and more importantly, fewer mental switches that interrupt your focus.
Imagine you’re manually labeling a certain kind of email 3–5 times per day. With a simple automation in Gmail or using a tool like Techanisms, that workflow can be completely hands-off.
Don’t overlook the power of tiny automations. They’re the quiet background tools that let you focus on the work that matters.
