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Most people don’t avoid automation because they lack ideas.
They avoid it because turning “when this happens, do that” into a working system can swallow an afternoon.
n8n has just introduced an assistant that can take a plain-English request, build the workflow, run it, and help fix what breaks.
That makes the first step easier. But there’s still one thing the tool can’t decide for you: what should happen when reality doesn’t follow the happy path.
Before automating a task, write down:
What starts it?
What should happen?
When should a person step in?
If you could automate one annoying task this week, what would it be?
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You don’t need to diagnose the problem before bringing it to me.
A client booked 30 minutes with me for something that technically worked, but didn’t feel sustainable.
❌ We didn’t start with templates.
❌ We didn’t start with automations.
❌ We worked backwards from the problem.
What’s actually getting in the way?
What needs structure?
Who needs access to what?
What should stay manual?
What, if anything, is worth automating?
The goal wasn’t to fit as many recommendations as possible into 30 minutes.
It was to make sure we were solving the right problem first.
Her review afterwards mentioned something I particularly appreciated: that I took the time to understand both the business and the broader context before recommending what should happen next.
That’s probably the simplest explanation of how I work.
Sometimes the answer is a better workflow.
Sometimes it’s clearer ownership.
Sometimes it’s automation.
Sometimes the process shouldn’t exist in the first place.
Bring me the problem. We’ll figure out what actually needs to happen next.
Until the next problem,
Marilit
