
How to Automate Your Life (Ep. 194)
The Inforium · Thomas Frank and Martin Boehme
January 15, 20181h 6m
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Show Notes
When it comes to removing regular tasks from your life, you have four choices: Do, Delegate, Delete, or Automate. We talk a bit about that last one, including things we've automated in our own lives and how to find automation candidates in yours.
Full show notes
Things mentioned in this episode:
Does Drinking Coffee Dehydrate You?
TP-Link Smart Plug
Philips Hue White Smart Bulb Starter Kit
Etekcity Wireless Remote Light Switch
Evernote (iOS | Android)
Mise en place
Asana (iOS | Android)
Todoist (iOS | Android)
Sikuli Script
Lazy Innovation Chronicles: How I Got Paid to Watch Netflix
xkcd - Is It Worth the Time?
Clipboard Help + Spell
aText
Cooked documentary on Netflix
MissionU
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Timestamps:
0:00:52 - Thoughts on tea and staying hydrated
0:09:22 - General view of automation
0:17:47 - Automating the studio setup
0:27:06 - Martin's automations for the website
0:29:42 - Sponsor: MissionU (Different approach to higher education)
0:34:50 - Martin's automations for the website (continued)
0:40:41 - How Tom automates his video making process
0:47:27 - Tom's favorite automation story from his internship
0:54:06 - Tips for tasks you might want to automate
1:04:09 - Conclusion
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