Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
"Where could I use AI?" sounds like a good question. It isn't. It's tool-hunting in disguise, and the tool ends up choosing your problem for you.
Episode 2 of The Workflow Architect replaces that question with a better one and gives you three tests a task has to pass before it's worth building a workflow for: recurring, structured, and draining. Most people skip the third one, and it's the only one that predicts whether you'll still be using the thing in a month.
Your homework is one sentence: Every ___, I ___, and it costs me ___.
THE SERIES
Episode 1, Tools Are Rented. Workflows Are Owned.: youtu.be/AT3pVm4edRk
Full playlist: youtube.com/watch?v=AT3pVm4edRk&list=PLPPRhbfNqqyI
Episode 3 (Map It and Mark It): coming soon
RESOURCES
Everything for this series, including the template, the Gem instructions, and the flow recipe: [Workflow Architect page on Hold the Why]
Newsletter: aaronmaurer.substack.com
Podcast: coffeeforthebrain.com/podcasts
"Where could I use AI?" sounds like a good question. It isn't. It's tool-hunting in disguise, and the tool ends up choosing your problem for you.
Episode 2 of The Workflow Architect replaces that question with a better one and gives you three tests a task has to pass before it's worth building a workflow for: recurring, structured, and draining. Most people skip the third one, and it's the only one that predicts whether you'll still be using the thing in a month.
Your homework is one sentence: Every ___, I ___, and it costs me ___.
THE SERIES
Episode 1, Tools Are Rented. Workflows Are Owned.: youtu.be/AT3pVm4edRk
Full playlist: youtube.com/watch?v=AT3pVm4edRk&list=PLPPRhbfNqqyI
Episode 3 (Map It and Mark It): coming soon
RESOURCES
Everything for this series, including the template, the Gem instructions, and the flow recipe: [Workflow Architect page on Hold the Why]
Newsletter: aaronmaurer.substack.com
Podcast: coffeeforthebrain.com/podcasts
