My biggest productivity hack as a dev: Automate *that one small thing* you do daily.

I've noticed a lot of developers, myself included early on, often dismiss automating tasks that only take a minute or two. We think 'it's too small to bother,' but those minutes add up quickly when done multiple times a day, every day, turning into hours and mental fatigue. Building even the simplest scripts or small tools to handle things like local setup, repetitive API calls, or certain file manipulations has been a game changer for my overall workflow and web app development. It's not just about direct time savings; it frees up significant mental bandwidth for more complex problem-solving and reduces daily friction. If you're wondering where to start, think about the task you dread doing most frequently. Happy to share some common starting points or tools I've used.

Posted Mar 30, 2026, 6:01 AM UTC

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