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Ever spent an hour staring at a spreadsheet wondering why Excel hates you so much? Yeah, me too. Honestly, half the time I just want to throw my laptop out the window. But here’s the thing: you don’t have to suffer in silence anymore. There are AI tools that can actually make Excel… dare I say it… enjoyable? Okay, maybe “less painful” is more accurate.

What it does: Turns plain English into Excel or Google Sheets formulas.
Why I love it: I can literally type “sum only the positive numbers in column B” and boom, formula done. No googling, no guessing, no crying.
💸 Cost: Free plan / Paid from $6 mo
⏱️ Effort to learn: Low, plug in and go

What it does: Cleans, formats, and analyzes messy spreadsheets automatically.
Why it’s awesome: Upload a messy CSV and it magically organizes everything for you. It even finds errors I didn’t know existed (so now I can finally blame Excel instead of myself).
💸 Cost: Free trial / Paid plans from $19 mo
⏱️ Effort to learn: Medium: takes ~10 minutes to get comfy, but saves hours

What it does: Google Sheets’ AI sidekick that explains formulas, writes formulas, and makes charts.
Why it helps: Forget hunting through forums to remember how to nest a function — Sheet+ handles it. Your boss will think you’re a spreadsheet wizard.
💸 Cost: Free / Paid from $10 mo
⏱️ Effort to learn: Low: super intuitive

Workday takeaway: Stop fighting Excel. Let AI do the boring, frustrating stuff so you can focus on… literally anything else.

Which of these tools is getting bookmarked first? Or, hey, which one are you most excited to finally not hate?

Keep hacking your workday - I’ll be back next week!

The Hack The Workday Team

Here’s to saving time - and your sanity at work.