> There was an unexpected consequence: By automating the laborious parts of my work, I had, in turn, filled my day with more laborious parts.
> A menial task that took me 5 minutes once or twice a day turned into a menial task that I was doing 10-20 times a day. As I had automated the obvious parts, it left behind the glue work that never bothered me before. Now it was a substantial part of my day, and the context switching was killing me.
I assume that’s not the whole story, but I would have liked to read about the ways it made things better, too.
> There was an unexpected consequence: By automating the laborious parts of my work, I had, in turn, filled my day with more laborious parts.
> A menial task that took me 5 minutes once or twice a day turned into a menial task that I was doing 10-20 times a day. As I had automated the obvious parts, it left behind the glue work that never bothered me before. Now it was a substantial part of my day, and the context switching was killing me.
I assume that’s not the whole story, but I would have liked to read about the ways it made things better, too.