Field notes · 2026-07-12

The Task Teardown: exactly what you get

What arrives

A Teardown is a short written plan for one task you dread, free, delivered within one business day. It names what would watch for the trigger, what gets drafted or done, what stays in your control, what it would cost at published prices, and it says plainly when the task is not worth automating. Send one in here.

The five sections, every time

Every Teardown has the same shape, so you can compare one against another.

  • The task, restated in one sentence so you can confirm we understood it
  • Watches: the trigger, a schedule, an inbox, a date going stale
  • Does: what gets drafted, booked, filed, or flagged, and where it lands
  • You keep: the approvals, limits, and overrides that stay human
  • The number: which published price fits, or a plain do-not-bother

Why free

Because it is the best sales argument we have. A useful plan proves the thinking; some people build it themselves from the plan, which is fine, and some ask us to build it, which is the business. Two worked examples are public on the homepage, built from Jake's own golf booking and meal planning.

Get started

Send this task in, free

Describe your version of it and a written Teardown comes back free within one business day. Do not bother is a real answer.

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