3 Automations I’m Using in my Business (from Easy to Hard)

You’ve probably seen Rube Goldberg machines — those ridiculous setups where a marble rolls down a track, flips a switch, lights a match, and somehow makes toast. They’re fun to watch… but terrible for actually getting anything done.

That’s how most automations feel when you’re first starting out: over-engineered, fragile, and hard to maintain. But real business-saving automations? They don’t need to be complicated. In fact, some of the ones that save me the most time are stupidly simple.

In this episode, I walk through three automations I actually use — starting with a single-app setup inside Notion, moving to a form-to-database connection, and ending with a wild (but wonderful) workflow that ties together a whole bunch of tools. And yes, that last one does feel like a Rube Goldberg machine… but it works beautifully.

If you want to see how these work or grab templates, head to casabona.org/automation.

For all of the links mentioned in this episode, go to https://streamlined.fm/473

Top Takeaways
Start with simple, single-app automations. You’ll reduce points of failure and make it easier to trust your systems.
The best automations evolve. I’ve been tweaking some of mine for years.
Don’t build for complexity. Build for clarity, reliability, and ease.

Show Notes
My Automations Database
Zapier
Make
Notion
Tella
Hazel
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