Last Tuesday, I ran a database migration, tested 3 API endpoints, checked the Stripe webhook logs, verified the CI pipeline was green, and deployed to production. Total time: 4 minutes.
It used to take 45.
The difference isn't that I got faster at clicking buttons. It's that I stopped clicking buttons entirely.
The Rule
If I do something manually twice, I automate it the third time.
Not "when I have time." Not "next sprint." The third time. Because the fourth time is coming, and the fifth, and the hundredth.
My Automation Stack
Deploy Script (replaced 12 manual steps)
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