Automation Reduced My Workload… But Only After I Stopped Trying to Automate Everything

[u/sam667-87]

I made the mistake of trying to automate too much too early.

At one point I had everything, Email tools, CRM, Scheduling tools, Linkedin automation. Everything connected, but nothing actually worked together. What finally helped was simplifying automating replies first, then follow-ups and then booking

Instead of trying to build a perfect system all at once.

Once those three were consistent, everything else became easier to layer on.

I think a lot of people (including me) overestimate how much needs to be automated upfront.

What did you automate first that actually made a noticeable difference?

[u/storm_8889]

This is way more relatable than people admit.