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You know those tasks that make you question your career choices? Copying data from one sheet to another. Scheduling the same meetings every week. Formatting the same report again. It’s the kind of stuff that slowly eats your soul.

The good news: AI can handle most of it. You just have to know which tools to trust.

What it does: Connects your favorite apps so tasks happen automatically in the background.
How it helps: Create “if this, then that” workflows. For example, if you get an email attachment, Zapier can upload it straight to Google Drive and notify you on Slack. It’s like having a silent assistant who never forgets.
Cost: Free plan, paid plans start at $20 per month
Effort to learn: Medium. You’ll need to set up your first few automations, but once they’re running, you’ll wonder how you ever worked without them.

What it does: Automates repetitive text and data entry anywhere you type.
How it helps: Think of it as copy-paste on steroids. You can create shortcuts for long replies, canned responses, or bits of data you use constantly. It’s perfect for anyone who lives in email or spreadsheets.
Cost: Free plan, paid from $10 per month
Effort to learn: Low. Install it, build a few shortcuts, and you’re off.

What it does: Automates manual browser tasks like copying data, saving links, or creating reports.
How it helps: If you find yourself clicking through the same five tabs to gather info, Bardeen can do that for you automatically. It even creates prebuilt “playbooks” for common work tasks like lead tracking or research collection.
Cost: Free plan, paid from $10 per month
Effort to learn: Medium. Slight setup time, but huge payoff once it’s running.

Workday takeaway: Every time you say, “Ugh, not this again,” that’s a task you can probably automate..

Question of the week: What’s one repetitive thing you’d love to hand off to AI? I’d love to hear the tasks your looking to automate at work!

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.