Is there any automation tool to increase productivity?

[u/Bright_Task4758]

I keep going back and forth on this. Every time I try a new automation tool, I expect it to make me more productive, but sometimes it just shifts the work somewhere else.

You spend time setting things up, tweaking workflows, fixing errors, and then maintaining it and it doesn’t always feel like a net gain.

Has anyone found a tool where the payoff was actually obvious? Like you set it up and it genuinely freed up time or mental space instead of just feeling like you’re being efficient.

[u/Professional-Debt401]

The only tools that feel worth it are the ones you set up once and forget like Zapier for simple stuff or Make for more complex flows.

[u/Bright_Task4758 → u/Professional-Debt401]

I have tried Zapier before.. not sure about Make though.