Quick answer: The Screenshot Method is a one-task-per-week AI automation framework: write down your most repetitive daily task at the most granular level, screenshot the steps, give that screenshot to ChatGPT or an automation tool, and build a workflow that handles it. Repeat weekly. In 90 days, you can eliminate most of your manual busywork.
Most people stall on AI because it feels too big. Here’s the smallest possible starting point — from Alex Hormozi’s 2026 AI playbook.
This week, automate one thing. Here’s exactly how.
The Screenshot Method
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Write down your daily tasks at the most granular level possible. Not “handle customer service” → “Reply to shipping delay inquiries.” Not “manage email” → “Sort the inbox by category each morning.”
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Take the first task to an AI and ask for a step-by-step automation plan. Just describe the task in plain language and ask: “How can I automate this?”
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If you get stuck on the interface, screenshot it. Paste the screenshot into your AI tool and ask: “What do I click next?” This works. Every time.
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Repeat next week. One task per week. That’s 50 automated workflows by end of year.
The point isn’t speed. It’s accumulation.
Every workflow you automate this month compounds. Six months from now, your competition is still manually doing what you’ve already handed off. When you’re ready to go deeper, our guide to AI training for your team covers how to build these habits across your entire staff.
“Everyone now has an AI tutor at their fingertips that you’re just not using.” — Alex Hormozi