Want to use OpenClaw, but aren’t sure where to start? TWiST put the question ‘what should people automate’ to two founders who are also OpenClaw power users. Their response? Automate what stresses you out, or automate incrementally as you work.
Using OpenClaw to attack stress
Former founder and current homeschooling parent @jessegenet, who uses OpenClaw to power in-depth, personalized curriculum for her children, told Jason and Alex that she finds the right places to automate her kids’ education when she runs out of capacity.
“I go through my day,” she said on @twistartups, and “anytime I hit a slow moment when my mental load is at max, I give that job to my OpenClaw and try to automate it.”
This approach is powerful because it’s episodic. If you are worried about spending too much time trying to figure out what to automate or building skills to work on your behalf, don’t! Simply wait until you are buckling under the load of your tasks, and then sort out which is the most painful and send it into battle with your AI agents.
Attacking the ‘next thing’
In contrast, longtime founder @hnshah said that he tries to automate “the thing that comes up,” likening his process to a game of ‘Whack-A-Mole.’ The upside to Shah-style OpenClaw automation is that it can become a habit; the downside is that you might spend time automating work that doesn’t necessarily require it.
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