18 Ways To Automate Boring Work Stuff

From the mundane to the plain bonkers, there are plenty of tasks that you don’t have to do manually any more - from project management, communicating with colleagues and ringing the lunch bell IFTTT (If This Then That) can put machines to task to do your bidding so you can work smarter (or look at cat pictures without getting distracted!).Thanks to this handy piece of content for the recipes included here .

1. Post Basecamp Messages to Slack

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Who forgets to check in with Basecamp? If you've said yes, you and everyone else may love this recipe which connects Basecamp's notifications with Slack! Click here for the Recipe.

2. Create a Recurring Trello Card

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Need a reminder to complete your time sheet, file a report or even go to the bathroom at regular times, daily weekly or monthly? This recipe may have you covered.

Get the recipe here.

3. Sync Google Calendar to Evernote

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I can't live without Evernote or Google calendar, but that's two things I need to check - surely one thing too many right? This recipe creates the link that'll make your life better in every way*.

Click here to make your life better.

*May not be true,

4. Create a Recurring Reminder in Evernote

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Not a Trello fan, but still have the same reminder needed week-in, week-out? This Evernote recipe is the scratcher of this monumental itch!

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5. Sync Twitter to Facebook

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Let's be straight with each other, your day-to-day laziness stretches into how you manage social media, doesn't it? If the answer to this is yes, then this recipe will be your new favourite.

Check it out here.

6. Say "Thanks for the Follow!"

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Do you want to take the "social" out of "social media"? This recipe may not quite get there, but it'll give a damn good try!

Thank your adoring fans.

7. Create Todoist Task if Email Labelled ‘Action’

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You may have loads of actions, but you can't remember what any of them are - sound familiar? If the answer is "Yes" or "can't remember", this recipe captures this for you in Todoist so you have no excuse later.

Capture those darn actions here

8. Add Receipts to Google Drive Sheet

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Does your accountant hate you? If you don't know where your receipts are this is probably the case - setup this recipe and buy them a bottle of flowers to say "thanks" - it'll make you feel better.

Check out the recipe here.

9. Add Gmail Attachments To Google Drive

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Never miss important attachments (or any attachment for that matter!), save them all to Google drive with this recipe!

Take a look here.

10. Post Calendar Event to Slack

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If your workforce spend most of their working day in Slack, this recipe will help remind them that there are other things they should be doing!

Set up this recipe here.

11. Sync Instagram to Twitter

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Another ones for the "time pressed" social media doer out there - this time it's time to effortlessly share your food pictures with your twitter followers.

Click here to find out more.

12. Email me if Competitor Blogs About X

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An easy way to snoop on your competition is to setup this recipe. Whenever they write about something - maybe you, for example? You'll get an email straight away.

Be the snooper.

13. Post RSS Feed Update to Twitter

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This is for the lazy Twitter-er who knows what an RSS feed is. Post feed items directly to Twitter... you know, if your followers want that kind of thing?

Set it up here.

14. Sync YouTube to Twitter

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More social short-cuttery here, this time featuring videos of your cat in addition to the photos.

Get the recipe here.

15. Post Calendar Events on Todoist

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When is a meeting also a reminder, also a todo? I don't know, but either way you can get them posted directly to Todoist with this one.

Take a look at it here.

16. Save Starred Emails to Evernote

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Store your most important emails to Evernote to stop them being lost in the noise that is your unread emails with this useful number.

Try it here.

17. Post 'Lunch Time!' to Slack

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Because this is for the workforce who don't even have time to check what the time is!

Grab this recipe here.

18. Viral BuzzFeed Posts to Email

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Viral content, delivered hot and steaming to your inbox - because you get it on your phone, and on facebook - why not your emails too?

Get closer to viral content here.