How much time or effort is this actually saving you? Maybe its just me, but id say i spend maybe a few minutes doing these tasks every year. A lot of this is achievable without smart technology anyways
Originally I thought the same as you, but when I tried it, I noticed that it actually saves way more time than I expected.
I think we simply don’t notice the amount of time spent on the little, meaningless things. For me, once things were connected it kind of felt like I had aliased a commonly-used command.
You could also argue that the saved time was already spent in researching which smart home appliances to get (bad ones can be a flaky nightmare), which is a fair argument. For me, though, the increased convenience in actual day to day use was well worth it.
Maybe you overestimate the amount of time you save? Ive definitely noticed that when i get a something thats a time saver, i tend to overestimate how much time it saved, maybe its more that mental load of not having to worry about it.
I wanted to install a system to automatically switch lights on and off when I enter/leave the room, but a quick calculation showed that the system will pay off in maybe 10 years, with today's efficient LED lights. And it will sure not work 100% exactly as expected, causing frustration.
