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6 Automation Projects That Instantly Save You Hours Every Week

Learn six simple automation projects that save you hours every week by removing repetitive tasks and streamlining your work, routines, and daily productivity.

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Josh Wenner
Dec 05, 2025
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Automation isn’t about building fancy systems or being some kind of engineer. It’s really just about getting your time back by taking the repetitive work off your plate.

No matter if you work in tech, run a business, teach, or you’re just trying to keep things organized at home, these six automation projects give you real results right away.

They’re easy to set up, practical, and they can save you hours every single week.

Most of us lose time doing the same things over and over: checking email, updating spreadsheets, sorting files, gathering data, managing calendars, sending reports, or keeping an eye on different tools.

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Automation takes care of that work for you, and it does it the same way every time without mistakes. And once you build even one simple system, you start to notice how much more energy and focus you have for things that actually matter.

Here are six projects you can start today.

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These projects are incomplete, they are mean’t to point you in the right direction to get your gears turning and provide helpful insights on how you can get started.

Some of the next projects you’re going to see are indeed Python based, then I have even put a few here that don’t actually use Python (you could if you wanted) but rather use popular automation tools here in 2025.

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