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Module 1 — See Your Work Before You Augment It

Lesson 1: The Productivity Map — Eliminate, Automate, Delegate

Last updated: 2026-05-12

A new tool tempts you to apply it everywhere. Most of the time saved by speeding up a task is undone by the fact the task should not have been done at all. Order of operations matters as much as the operations themselves.

Lesson 1: The Productivity Map — Eliminate, Automate, Delegate

Blackboard

Patch the right hole, in the right order

11 min
Pause and Think

Take a typical week and count how many recurring tasks you perform. Of those, which ones do you continue out of habit rather than because they currently matter to someone downstream?

Practice Question

Question

Does not count for certificate
Choose one answer, use the hint if needed, then check your answer.
Use the hint before checking if you need a nudge.