One of the things I like about automation is that the best use cases are usually pretty boring.
I had a process that involved taking information from one place, putting it somewhere else, and then doing another small task afterward.
It wasn't difficult.
It just kept happening.
Eventually I started thinking:
Why am I still doing this manually?
So I automated it.
It wasn't some complicated AI workflow.
It was basically:
Something happens then move the data then do the next thing
That was enough.
What I liked wasn't really the time saved.
It was not having to think about the task anymore.
That's probably what I look for now when I see repetitive work.
Not:
"Can I automate this?"
But:
"Should a person really be doing this?"
If the answer is no, that's usually where I start looking at APIs, webhooks, n8n, or whatever tools make sense for the job.
The automation itself is rarely the interesting part.
Figuring out what shouldn't require a person in the first place is.