Reddit thread: the AI automations people can't live without are embarrassingly boring ones
Luvena21 · reddit · 2026-10-13
The OP argues that while flashy agent demos get the attention, the automations that actually stick in daily workflows are embarrassingly mundane — their own example is a script that renames files to a consistent pattern and moves them into place, with no reasoning involved, yet they'd notice within a day if it broke. The thread invites others to share their unglamorous but indispensable automations, drawing replies about file organization, backups, and notification chores.
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