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AUTOMATION-PROOF-SKILLS5 MIN READ

Map Your Task Mix

Audit a weekly task list for routine work, AI-assisted work, and nonroutine human value.

The move: map the task, not the job. A job title hides many different task types. Some parts are routine: they follow stable rules, use repeatable inputs, and produce predictable outputs. Other parts are nonroutine: they require reading a messy situation, making a trade-off, influencing people, or adapting under uncertainty. Use three buckets. Automate routine when the task is repeatable and the risk of error is bounded. Assist mixed work when AI can draft, summarize, or check but you must own the interpretation. Deepen human leverage when the task develops judgment, trust, influence, or problem framing. This works because it…

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