1. i think many people are beginning to forget that AI is in almost everything they use, even if they don’t see it, and are subsequently writing off those efficiency gains (eg. a simple google search)
2. the reason you need to try to automate now, while capabilities are still in their infancy, is twofold:
first, you need to learn how to work with AI beyond one off prompts to help with writing or research (the amount of people stuck on these use cases and unwilling to even attempt automation is very high - you will leapfrog them in your career).
second, by trying to automate you both force yourself to think about your workflows in detail which allows you to find inefficiencies and remove/rework them (many of which may be the reason automation with AI is breaking)
So I went all in on automating my job the last 3 months…spent 200+ hours and burned $1000s in Claude Code credits on a company API plan. Set up >25 agents and analysis / reporting routines with meticulously developed skill files to drive.
Today, I only use maybe 5% of the tools I built.
tbh I got burnt out of the endless loop of manually verifying every data point & math output, debugging, iterating, arguing with the LLM prompt cycle.
I got sick of constantly re explaining context despite having hard coded context files.
While it *feels* like I’m getting far more done with AI, i’ve added up the time it takes to get polished results, and found in many cases i’m only modestly saving time vs a “good enough” manual equivalent.
I can’t deny AI has unlocked new capabilities for me to do my job…but it’s also adding on scope that cancels out efficiency gains
YMMV
It has.
Get to a company that provides you with Claude access ASAP.
It is imperative you learn to use AI in the context of your job beyond writing/research. Especially if you are non-technical.
@KEMOS4BE fatigue will pass. hold strong. 30 days and you rarely think about it, 3 months and you think about it only when you see it or smell it, 6 months you never think about it @KEMOS4BE
@techsalesguy Is LI, email, call your chronological order for day 1? Mine is usually opposite and often LI on day 2. Not sure why - just always done it that way. One thing that order lets me use is “Hi NAME - just left you a message” as an intro.