To Automate or Not To Automate, tis the Question

A post I put up last week got me thinking about this. Too many people don't realize how much of what they do every day can be automated.

AI is really good at a few things right now, and one of them is making yes or no decisions. That sounds simple, but I think it's more useful than most people give it credit for.

For example, AI might struggle with something broad like "sell this course," but it's surprisingly good at something like "qualify this lead."

The difference is that qualifying a lead can be broken down into a checklist of binary questions (does this person match the criteria, did they fill out the form, are they in the right location, etc.).

Selling a course has way more gray area (nuances like timing, tone, etc.), and that's where AI still gets shaky.

So here's a challenge:

Think about something you do regularly that you haven't automated yet. Try breaking it down into a yes or no checklist.

If you can get it to that point, an agent like GPT 5 or Claude can probably handle it. You'd be surprised how far it gets.

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