## Automating the Mundane: Reclaiming Energy with an AI Co-Pilot
The daily grind of small, repetitive digital tasks can be a significant drain on a person with limited energy. For me, with progressive MS, every click, keystroke, and moment of focused concentration counts. The goal is not just to be able to do a task, but to do it efficiently, so my limited energy can be spent on more meaningful activities.
This post will detail a workflow I’ve developed to automate a common task: summarizing lengthy web articles and integrating them into my personal notes.
### The Problem: A Tsunami of Information
Reading long articles requires a level of sustained focus that can be difficult to maintain, especially with brain fog. Manually highlighting and copying key points is a tedious process that saps energy and often leads to a fragmented understanding.
My solution was to create a simple, two-step automation that uses AI to handle the heavy lifting.
### Step 1: The AI-Powered Summarizer
Instead of reading the entire article, I use a browser extension that leverages a large language model to create a concise, bullet-point summary.
**My Voice-Activated Commands:**
* `“Open summarizer extension.”`
* `“Summarize this page into five key points.”`
* `“Generate a short title for the summary.”`
This single action reduces a 10-minute reading task into a 30-second interaction, providing me with the essential information without the energy drain.
### Step 2: Integrating with a Personal Knowledge Base
The next step is to integrate this summary into a personal knowledge base. I’ve set up a simple automation that takes the summarized text and adds it to a note-taking app with a single voice command.
**My Voice-Activated Workflow:**
* `“Add this summary to Google Notes.”`
* `“Tag this note with ‘Research’ and ‘AI’.”`
This entire process, from finding a long article to having a perfectly tagged summary in my notes, is reduced to a couple of simple voice commands.
### The Result: More Energy, More Focus
By automating this seemingly small task, I’ve reclaimed a significant amount of energy and mental clarity. I’m no longer bogged down by the mundane task of information gathering, and I can dedicate my limited energy to creative projects and personal well-being.
This is a testament to how automation and AI, when approached with a user-centric mindset, can be a powerful force for accessibility, turning a source of fatigue into a wellspring of efficiency.