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Before you automate anything, do the math.

This is the same starting math behind any "buy back your time" exercise: multiply what your time is worth by the hours a task eats, every week. If the number below surprises you, that's your first candidate for AI — check it against the three questions on the right.

What's an hour of your time worth?

Rough guide: yearly revenue ÷ hours you actually work in a year.

Hours per week on one repetitive task

hrs/wk

Think: intake emails, scheduling, first-draft replies, report prep.

That task costs roughly $18,720 a year — $360/week — at your rate.

Not exact accounting, just enough to see if the task is worth a closer look.

Is it actually worth automating? Check what's true. This is the same three-question filter we use before we build anything.

It's repetitive

You or your team do it most weeks, not just once in a while.

It's rules-based

Roughly the same input produces the same kind of output, every time.

It's worth it

The time you'd save clearly beats the time it'd take to set up.

Check the boxes above to see where this task lands.

Strong candidate? Here's what happens next.

We start at whichever of the three levels — Learn, Integrate, Build — actually fits the task you just checked.

See the three levels