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title: "Are the benefits of automation worth the overhead of setting things…"
author: "Martin Hawksey"
date: 2021-12-15T22:07:52+00:00
modified: 2021-12-15T22:07:57+00:00
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description: "This post from Jonny Townend at Brightec is a two-for-one both highlighting the benefits of taking the time to automate workflows and as a bonus sharing a Google Apps Script powered Google Calendar sync tool. "
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# Are the benefits of automation worth the overhead of setting things…

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[![](https://pulse.appsscript.info/files/2021/12/Are-the-benefits-of-automation-worth-the-overhead-of-setting-things-up.jpg)](https://www.brightec.co.uk/blog/are-the-benefits-of-automation-worth-the-overhead-of-setting-things-up)Image credit: Brightec

> Why setting up automation is always worth it
> As developers, we often find ourselves weighing up the benefits of automation against the overhead of setting things up. This is true for our personal workflows as well – I often have an idea of how I could automate various arduous tasks, but in reality, it’s difficult to justify doing so.
> I ended up going with my gut on this one, and built a ‘calendar sync tool’ that automates the process. It turned out to be 100% worth it – and in this article, I’m going to argue that it’s always worth automating!

This post from Jonny Townend at Brightec is a two-for-one both highlighting the benefits of taking the time to automate workflows and as a bonus sharing a Google Apps Script powered Google Calendar sync tool.

Source: *[Are the benefits of automation worth the overhead of setting things…*](https://www.brightec.co.uk/blog/are-the-benefits-of-automation-worth-the-overhead-of-setting-things-up)

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*Published by [Martin Hawksey](https://pulse.appsscript.info/p/author/admin/) on [Pulse](https://pulse.appsscript.info/). Original article: [https://pulse.appsscript.info/p/2021/12/are-the-benefits-of-automation-worth-the-overhead-of-setting-things/](https://pulse.appsscript.info/p/2021/12/are-the-benefits-of-automation-worth-the-overhead-of-setting-things/)*