I don't think I agree with the idea that time spent automating a task only "pays off" if it saves you a significant amount of time on an ongoing basis. Yesterday I automated the sending of a monthly email that probably takes me less than a minute to send. Even if it took me five minutes I would not recoup the time spent automating it for over a year.
But - I feel lighter. Now I don't have to remember to do it, and I don't have the nuisance of a boring repetitive task to deal with every month.
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