Hidden tax of real-world chores that do not have an API

I had 11 tabs open just to book one appointment.

The clinic's website is broken. The second number rings forever. The third transferred me to a voicemail from 2019. I've been at this for 45 minutes. The appointment itself takes 20.

This is what 'just make a phone call' looks like in 2026. We've built the internet, AI, same-day delivery, self-driving cars -- and the single biggest blocker in your day is still a receptionist who put you on hold and never came back.

Every real-world task eventually hits this wall.

Book a plumber: hold music.
Chase an insurance claim: transferred three times.
Get a contractor quote: voicemail, no callback.
Find a doctor: broken websites, long waitlists, endless phone trees.

None of this has an API. None of it works cleanly through an app. It just requires someone to sit there and deal with it.

That someone used to be a personal assistant. Most people cannot afford one. So the tasks pile up. They sit on your list for days, then weeks, then months. Not because they are hard, but because they demand time, attention, and mental energy you do not have on a Tuesday morning.

We built Asmi for exactly this. No app to install. You message Asmi on WhatsApp or iMessage, or it calls you in the morning, and you just talk. It takes the task, picks up the phone, waits on hold, navigates the IVR, talks to the real person on the other end, and messages you when it is done.

Last week, I mentioned on a morning call that I had been putting off booking a specialist doctor for three months. Long waits, long holds, and I did not want to think about scheduling around a 3 to 4-month waitlist.

Asmi handled it. Appointment booked before I finished my coffee.

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Would love your support, feedback, and comments here:

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What would you do with the two hours a week that usually disappear into this stuff?