When considering automating anything, be mindful.
Focus on repetitive actions and their frequency.
Why mention frequency?
Because there are jokes about spending 20 hours programming to automate something you could’ve done in 15 minutes.
If it’s something you do once a year, it’s better to check your backlog first.
But often, we repeat a tedious sequence of actions so much that it eventually drives us crazy.
Please, be kind to yourself. If you find yourself repeating the same actions over 2-3 weeks, it’s a red flag to ask:
What are the chances I’ll repeat these actions in the next two weeks?
If the answer is “quite likely,” ask:
How long will it take to automate this?
If it’s within a day — definitely do it!
And don’t go to the opposite extreme — I’ve seen people try to automate literally everything, even things they’ll never repeat.
While it might be good coding practice, is it really worth it?