Stop Wasting Time. Start Banking Hours.

I caught myself doing manual work that AI already handled. That 45-minute mistake cost me $150 in billable time.

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Ed Weeks, Jr.
August 22, 2025

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Last week, I wrote about the 5 manual tasks bleeding $30K+ annually from most businesses. Here's the kicker: I caught myself still doing one of them.

I was manually digging through meeting notes for action items, even though Tactiq.io was already recording and tagging them. That 45 minutes of "just checking" could've been spent closing a deal or with my family. Old habits die expensive.

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The Starter Stack (No BS, Just What Works)

Here's the exact stack I use to eliminate the 5 manual tasks:

Tactiq.io → Auto-capture, tag, and summarize meetings
Motion → Reschedules and re-prioritizes tasks automatically
Claude → Proposals and complex document creation
Perplexity → Real-time research without Google rabbit holes
ChatGPT → Email drafts with your tone and style prompts

Set these once, and they compound weekly savings.

The "Set It Once" Framework

Pick one task (don't boil the ocean)
Choose the tool (from the stack above)
Document the workflow in your system
Stop touching it — let automation run

When I ran this audit on my own workflow, I found I was wasting 12 hours every week. That's a day and a half of my life back.

The math hits hard: 624 hours annually. Even at $200/hour, that's $124,800 in recovered capacity.

The F-I-P-O Lesson

At 54, I don't need to grind harder - I need to grind smarter. If you're still doing work AI can handle, you're choosing exhaustion over freedom.

My shift wasn't about tools; it was about mindset. F*ck It, Press On.

Next Week: The AI Inbox Slayer

I'll show you how to clear your inbox in 15 minutes daily without missing what matters. This one's going to sting if you're still drowning in email.

What To Do Today

Pick one manual task from last week's list
Join the Implementation Series waitlist at AI Jumpstart Lab
Pre-order F-I-P-O: The Weeks Way if you haven't yet

Don't "research tools" for three weeks. Implement one today. That's how we win our time back.

Ready to reclaim your time?

— Ed

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