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This lesson is built as a practical setup checklist. Work through the steps on your Mac, then move to the next lesson when the setup feels repeatable.
Goal
Only automate repeated annoyances that you already understand manually.
Good First Candidates
- Open the same work apps and links every morning.
- Move screenshots out of Desktop.
- Resize or rename images the same way every week.
- Start a focus mode and open a notes document.
- File downloads into a small set of folders.
Bad First Candidates
- Anything involving important deletion.
- Anything that touches money, passwords, or client files.
- A clever workflow you cannot explain in one sentence.
Selection Test
Write the annoying task as: "Every time X happens, I do Y." If you cannot fill that sentence from real behavior, keep doing it manually until the pattern is clear.