Now: Home Assistant as a habit amplifier

Right now I’m thinking about automation as interface design.

The failure mode is obvious: a pile of clever rules that nobody trusts.

The success case is quieter:

• lights and temperature become predictable
• state becomes legible (what’s on, why, and what will happen next)
• routines become defaults (you stop negotiating with your house)

The best automations aren’t “smart.” They’re boring and reversible.

What I’m tuning

• Groups over individual devices. Control “kitchen” not “kw1.”
• Safe manual override. A physical switch should never feel like “fighting the system.”
• A small vocabulary. When everything is controllable, clarity is the constraint.

If a system needs a FAQ, it’s probably too complex.