---
id: "action-define-automation-boundary"
type: "action-item"
source_timestamps: ["01:18:28"]
tags: ["personal-development", "planning"]
related: ["concept-automation-boundary", "quote-automation-boundary", "entity-zack-kass"]
action: "List tasks that bring you joy to protect them from automation, and outsource the rest to AI."
outcome: "A more intentional life where technology handles drudgery, leaving time for fulfilling human experiences."
sources: ["day1"]
sourceVaultSlug: "ai-advantage-summit-2026-2026Apr28"
originDay: 1
---
# Define Your Automation Boundary

## Action

List tasks that bring you joy to protect them from automation, and outsource the rest to AI.

## How To

1. **Audit your week.** List every recurring activity in life and business — granular.
2. **Tag each one** as JOY (protect), NEUTRAL (consider), or DRAIN (outsource).
3. **Lock the JOY list** as inviolable. Examples surfaced by [[entity-zack-kass]]: tucking kids in, cooking, making art, deep conversations.
4. **Run DRAIN tasks through an automation lens** — what could [[entity-chatgpt]], [[entity-claude]], or an agentic workflow handle?
5. **Re-audit quarterly** as [[concept-agentic-ai]] capability grows.

## Outcome

A more intentional life where technology handles drudgery, leaving time for fulfilling human experiences.

## Linked Notes

- Concept: [[concept-automation-boundary]]
- Source quote: [[quote-automation-boundary]]

## Source

Timestamp 01:18:28.


## Related across days
- [[action-atoms-bits-audit]]
- [[concept-atoms-vs-bits]]
- [[action-create-playbook]]