about
I automate my own life, then write down what really happened.
Most writing about automation is a sales pitch wearing a tutorial’s clothes. Affiliate links, “10 best tools,” breathless before-and-afters. I got tired of being sold to — so I started keeping field notes instead.
This is a weekly, first-person account of me automating the ordinary parts of my life: my inbox, my mornings, my tasks, my chores. I build the thing, live with it, and then tell you the truth about it — what it cost in money and hours, where it broke, and whether it earned its keep. When something doesn’t work, that’s not a failure to hide. That’s the post.
The one rule
Nothing gets recommended here that I haven’t lived with for at least a month. A real number beats a vague claim. Specific beats comprehensive. The messy ledger beats the highlight reel — every time.
what I built · what it cost · what broke · time back / week · would I do it again
Who this is for
Time-starved people and curious non-developers who want a few hours of their week back and are tired of being sold tools. You don’t need to write code. You need someone to go first, take the hits, and report back honestly. That’s the job I’ve given myself.
Automate My Life is part of a small family of sites under SoftSeas. Its sister blog, BizOps, takes the experiments that prove out here and turns them into repeatable systems for teams. Think of this one as the lab, and BizOps as the playbook.