"3. Automation - The 4 syllable bane of every system administrator: Automation. Automating repetitive and time-consuming tasks makes good business sense and frees you up for higher level accomplishments. Don't fear automation; embrace it. Automate using shell scripts (because obviously you're using Linux or Unix), perl, python, php, or some other higher-level language. Just about anything you do at the command line can be automated."
