Attention is a place to begin

Sample post for testing the Anthrotechno layout.

Before we decide what to automate, it helps to notice what we are doing. Not the name of the task on a calendar, but the actual activity: the interruptions, the repeated steps, the moments that require care.

Some work is repetitive because the process is poorly designed. Some work repeats because another person needs us to show up again. A machine can help with both, but the kind of help should be different.

Sending an appointment reminder and listening to a worried friend might each take five minutes. Their value cannot be understood by counting those minutes alone.

Start there. Notice the difference. Then choose the tool.