Checking assets. Scanning emails. Running the same steps, one by one, every day.
There are 3 ideas behind every automation. Once you see them, you'll spot them everywhere.
Someone has to verify every image and icon loads correctly after an upload — opening each URL one by one. A loop visits all of them in under a second.
Your inbox receives requests all day. You scan each one for keywords — "Invoice", "Urgent" — and route it to the right place. The loop does the scanning for you.
Every routine task you do manually fits this shape. This is the automation pattern.