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Seth Rose
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🤖 Building AI agents 🚀 Open Source Dev
💻 Self-taught programmer 💛 Cancer survivor
📷 Founder @ http://MomentMend.com
I wonder why the market still moves in rhythm with them? Feels like either pure psychology or the design still casting a shadow.
September 19, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Now I’m curious 🤔
If you had to hand off just one task to an AI agent…

📅 scheduling
📧 email drafting
🔍 research
📝 summarization
♻️ repetitive edits

Which one would you offload first if you could only pick one?
September 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The question is not “will agents replace me,” but “which parts of my workflow do I happily hand off.”

The sooner you start thinking in tasks, not roles, the sooner you get leverage. And once you feel the time compounding, you never go back.
September 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
So when people say agents will take jobs, they are missing the point. They take tasks.

If 80% of your job is tasks, yes, you are exposed. But if you spend your time solving problems, creating, or leading, agents become force multipliers, not threats.
September 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
One task saved is nice. Five stacked together is leverage.

You buy back 2 to 3 hours a day. That’s 10 to 15 hours a week, essentially a whole extra day every week.

The compounding effect is massive when you reinvest that time into building or learning.
September 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Repetitive edits are another goldmine:

- Rename 200 files in a folder.
- Rewrite 50 sentences into a consistent tone.
- Convert a CSV into formatted Markdown.

These tasks burn your patience but not your brainpower. Agents are basically a buffer against the nonsense of digital work.
September 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM