Automation Life Hacks You Can’t Live Without
Table of Contents
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1.) Type Faster on Mobile with Text Replacement
![text replacement apple screenshot](https://s41153.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/text-replacement-apple.png)
- @@ = your@emailaddress.com
- ## = your phone number
- addr = your home address
- brb = be right back
- cya = see you soon!
- ctrn = can’t talk right now, one sec!
- omw = on my way!
2.) Email Smarter with Boomerang & Sanebox
![text replacement apple screenshot](https://s41153.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/sanebox-logo-boomerang-gmail-logo-Mask.png)
3.) Find your phone — and more with IFTTT
![IFTTT logo](https://s41153.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IFTTT_Logo.svg_.png)
4.) Never Schedule a Meeting Again with Calendly
![Calendly logo](https://s41153.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/calendly-plain.jpg)
5.) Forget Repetitive Tasks with Zapier
![Zapier logo](https://s41153.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Zapier_logo.png)
6.) Write emails and more even Faster on Desktop with aText
![aText screenshot](https://s41153.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/aText-screenshot.jpg)
7.) Rest easy with Philips Hue Lights and Hue Pro App
![Philip Hues logo](https://s41153.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/philip-hue-logo.png)
8.) Read Faster Online with Spreed
![Spreed screenshot](https://s41153.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Spreed-screenshot.png)
- Sumit Bansal, founder of TrumpExcel for recommending Boomerang
- Brandyn Morelli, growth at MojoTech for recommending SaneBox
- Nikolay Trifonov, Digital Marketing at VIP Sapdes for recommending IFTTT
- Stephen Gibson, founder of VYTEO for recommending Calendly
- Cristian Rennella, CEO & Founder of MejorTrato for recommending Zapier
- Jordan Harling, Interior Goods Direct for recommending Philips Hue & Hue Pro
- Christopher Durr, for recommending Spreed