Automate Your Busywork Do Less, Achieve More, and Save Your Brain for the Big Stuff

Wall Street Journal Bestseller 

Publisher's Weekly Bestseller

Learn to automate your busywork and focus on what really matters 

In Automate Your Busywork: Do Less, Achieve More, and Save Your Brain for the Big Stuff entrepreneur, founder, and CEO of Jotform Aytekin Tank delivers a can’t-miss blueprint to help you make the most of your most precious asset: time. You’ll explore what’s possible when you offload repetitive tasks, why automation has democratized innovation, and how you can use cheap—or even completely free—no-code automation tools to transform your ability to focus on what truly matters in your business and life. 

In the book, you’ll discover: 

• Why the future of business is no-code, and how you can use an automation-first mindset to unlock your productivity potential 
• How to move from busywork to less work, and finally to having the time you need to accomplish your most important work 
• How you can use delegation and automation to achieve “timefulness,” the state of having enough time 

A must-read handbook for every entrepreneur, founder, business owner, and freelancer who just doesn’t have enough hours in the day, Automate Your Busywork will also earn a place in the libraries of managers, executives, and other business leaders looking to maximize their most valuable resource. 

AYTEKIN TANK is the founder and CEO of Jotform, an online form builder with 20 million users. He regularly contributes to columns in Entrepreneur, Fast Company, and Lifehack.

Introduction

The Revolution Will Be Automated

Chapter 1 | Automation Fundamentals

Identify Your Busywork, Define Your Meaningful Work

Trash Your To-Do Lists

Chapter 2 | Divide and Conquer

DIVIDE: Learning the Power of Workflows

Master Your Workflows, Master Your Work

Workflow Candidates

Workflow Models

Workflow Elements

Sorting Out the Steps

CONQUER: Spotting and Plotting Workflows

Developing an Automation-First Mindset

Corralling Your Workflow Candidates

Plotting Your Workflows

Chapter 3 | Design and Implement

DESIGN: The Power of Maps

Visualize Your Workflows

Workflow Design in Action

Two Design Tips

Breaking Down Complicated Workflows

Common Business Workflows

Choosing Workflow Software

Elements of a Good Workflow

IMPLEMENT: From Design to Deployment

Take It Step by Step

Start Where You Are

Consider the Cloud

Choose Recommended Products

Conduct a SWOT Analysis

Chapter 4 | Refine and Iterate

REFINE: Measure What Matters

Establish Your KPIs

Prioritize Your KPIs

Apply Systems Thinking

Improve the Outcome, Not the Output

Scale Your Expectations

ITERATE: Test, Change, and Innovate

Tools and Techniques of Process Improvement

Continuous Improvement

Iteration and Innovation

A Final Note About New Solutions

Chapter 5 | Design a Life Without Busywork

Automate Your Memory

Automate Your Peace of Mind

Automate Your Communication

Automate Your Creativity

Automate Your Growth

Automate Your Happiness

Conclusion

Appendix

Technology Review Platforms

To-do lists (Individuals and Teams)

Personal Development/Self-Management

Communication: Incoming

Communication: Outgoing

Alerts and Reminders

Meetings and Events

Managing People

HR Concerns

Money and Finances (Personal and Business)

Content Development and Information Management

Online Presence

Sales and Marketing

Order Fulfillment/Customer Service

Miscellaneous Management and Automation

About the Author

Notes

Index

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