Automate Your Life Pt.1

Show Notes2:50 — Why might you want to automate certain tasks in your life?6:04 — The advantages of reducing friction in your life.7:03 — Three questions to ask yourself to discover areas where automation might be advantageous for you.8:50 — March shares the areas in his life that he has happily automated including bills, discovery of relevant news, and retirement savings.9:59 — Why you might NOT want to pay attention to your investments.13:22 — Ian shares a few things that he’s automated in his life but laments that this is one of the few areas where he is not an early adopter.15:45 — “Just in time” shopping.16:50 — Darren shares his philosophy on how he thinks about life automation and lists a number of services he and his wife, Mardee, have used to automate basic life tasks.19:32 —The strangest thing that Darren has automated in his life and a reference to Episode 29 where he shares the story of what motivated him to do it.21:57 — Five things everyone should automate.25:55 — How Ian broke the central heating system in his new home.33:28 —Five surprising things that you can benefit from automating including food delivery, shopping for deals, and feeding your cat.35:54 —Darren gives a hearty endorsement of Sun Basket, the food delivery service that he and Mardee use regularly.43:49 — How to keep track of cool stuff in space.45:25 — How to use automation to get out of annoying or difficult conversations.49:10 — The things that you DON’T want to automate.52:38 — Things our listeners wish they could automate but that are difficult or impossible to automate.53:50 — Ian, Darren, and March decide which things from this episode they are going to try out and report back on.Mentions📱 App: IFTTT📱 App: Wunderlist📱 App: Trello📰 Website: Camelcamelcamel.com📰 Website: Invisible Hand📰 Website: CouponFollow.com🎙️ Podcast: The Better Show Episode 46 — Stay Safe Online📦 Product: Dropbox📦 Product: Google Photos📰 Website: EatThisMuch.com🥗 Meal Service: Blue Apron🥗 Meal Service: Sun Basket🥗 Meal Service: Home Chef🔒 Secure password manager: Dashlane🎙️ Podcast: The Better Show Episode 29 — Emergency Preparedness🤖 Robo-investment service: Wealthfront📺 video: Robot chefs (coming soon to Las Vegas!)📦 Product: Google Duplex