The only thing programming I know is probably just HTML/CSS🥲, most of which I do not remember cos I don't do it regularly. I hope it comes in handy someday or maybe I learn some other code.
But asides from the technical part of things, I think the idea of systematically approaching things would help. Even without automating, there are tasks we could achieve in everyday life that would be easier if we approached it differently.
If we really thought about better ways of doing stuff, I think we would find ourselves perhaps already unconsciously looking for automated solutions.
Little things like alarms, reminders, workflows, notes are in some way already automations that can make a lot of difference if we use them well.