I use automation, but can't think of cases where it simplifies my life. Automation adds complexity, an extra burden to maintain. Maybe something simple like us

I use automation, but can't think of cases where it simplifies my life. Automation adds complexity, an extra burden to maintain. Maybe something simple like using an alarm clock to wake up every morning would qualify. But even that can go wrong -- the alarm can have a dead battery, it can mess up on DST changes, ...