Is it worth the time?

2019-07-13

xkcd has a post which details how much time you can spend automating a task before the time spent automating the task will be more than the time saved.

While an interesting idea, I find it more helpful to consider how much it will take before time spent automating will pay off.

How much will the automation save?
seconds minutes hours days weeks
How long will it take to automate?
seconds minutes hours days weeks
How often do you do the task?
time(s) per minute hour day week month