Stop Automating Tasks That Should Be Dropped
Toxic trait: I automate everything. So I built a flowchart to tell me when I shouldn't — and what to do with those tasks instead. Here's how it works.
I'm a chronic automator. But after years of running this business solo, I learned that automating the wrong tasks costs you more time than it saves. So I built a decision tree: a simple 4-outcome flowchart that decides whether a task should stay on your plate, get removed, get automated, or get delegated. In this video I walk through the whole thing — including the 3-question test that does most of the work.
Try it yourself at https://streamlined.fm/flowchart
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction to the Task Decision Tree 0:43 Does the Task Need to Exist? 1:54 What is Expertise for a Solopreneur? 4:40 How to Choose Between Automation and Delegation 9:30 Summary of the Full Flowchart 10:11 Interactive Flowchart Tool