I was inspired by another post on here to sit down and automate some stuff. What apps have you used to automate things for you? Get specific what automations or workflows are you working on? And yes I just spent an hour automating things to avoid a different task.

I have a Trello and finally made a daily to do card for work. My reoccurring tasks (things I have to once a week or even every day) now have appropriate repeats set.

I downloaded buzzkill and set up some rules. Namely a certain group chat has a cool down, if my partner messages me it reminds me until I respond (though I’m going to have to retrain my brain not to automatically dismiss the notification). Notifications from my personal email are silenced until end of work day. My lightening tracker app (I work outside a decent bit) alarms when lightening is within five miles and just notifies me at ten miles.

I downloaded routinery and created a morning and end of day routine. Though I’m sick of this subscription bull. I wouldn’t mind trying an app and if I like it paying full one time but the moment there is a subscription you can bet I’m refusing to go pro or upgrade.

I made a paper check list to review everyday for a work task that has multiple steps that I sometimes forget one of due to the loud noise, overwhelmed senses and time crunch that happens when doing said task. It’s weird but I cant necessarily carry my phone or checklist at that part of work so maybe if I just memorize all the steps I will be better.

I have an nfc tag taped to the top of my washer that auto starts a timer when tapped.

  • @MuffinParadise@reddthat.comEnglish
    1•1 year ago

    great list, definitely will look into some of the tools you mentioned.

    I’ve wanted to set up trello or a similar service for a while now for tasks that don’t follow a regular schedule, but so far the initial set up has been daunting.

    I use google notes pretty heavily both for its reminders and as a general brain dump platform to record ideas and to-do lists quickly without stopping what I’m doing.

    Macrodroid works wonders on android phones, I have mine to mute different app notifications depending where I am, but it can do much more.

    IFTTT/Hue takes care of outdoor lights and smart switches for appliances or electronics I only use situationally or on a specific schedule.

    • @pixel_witch@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2•1 year ago

      Yea Trello can be daunting. My old boss had us use it for a while so I sort of had to learn it. Since then I’ve managed to do a lot with powerups to make it work better for me but the set up took some time.

      I was using Evernote but it just became a cluttered mess with all my notes