Most people get automation backwards. They see it as a way to do more things, faster. But that misses the deeper insight that automation is a tool for understanding.

When you automate something you're forced to understand it completely. You can't hand-wave away the edge cases or rely on human judgement to fill the gaps. The act of automation reveals... See more

When you automate something you're forced to understand it completely. You can't hand-wave away the edge cases or rely on human judgement to fill the gaps. The act of automation reveals the true nature of the process, its essentials patterns, its hidden complexities, its actual requirements.

The power of automation isn't saving time, it's forcing clarity