Not a popular POV I know... But where's the fun in conformity... 
For those who revel in the extra manual / physical control HE and other automation systems provide, here is another chance to articulate your creations....
Feel free to outline your simple (or complex) creations for others to copy. If you have been "influenced", don't worry, sometimes the best ideas can come from the most unlikely sources.... 
The use of lots of Picos or Zooz Zen32 installed anywhere that I might want to control a light, fan, etc. I do rely on a lot of motion and contact sensors to control things but don't feel our life is predictable enough to automatically turn things on and off based on sensors everywhere. I consider my system as much a Home Convenience system as Home Automation.
Nice term to use to explain the broader span of what many try to establish in their home...
Normally I don’t manually control anything, i.e. I’ve automated 90-95% of the routine interactions. When I do need to intervene I have Alexa enabled for most devices, or I haul my lazy a$$ out of the chair and walk over to the switch and flip it. 
If I’m feeling really lazy though I’ll open a dashboard.
I have some dashboards set up that I access on phone/laptop. I've also started utilizing HomeKit (via Homebridge) for the dashboard thing. I played with sharptools a little, but I just haven't put much time/effort into it yet. I have some room light activators shared to Alexa and HomeKit if I need to set scenes. Additionally I have some picos scattered about for that tactile feel and which my wife requires since she doesn't like to use her phone or the voice assistants (which are hit or miss with her for anything she tries to do).
We don't really have a routine that I could automate any more than I currently do (which is just first thing in the morning).
Personally I don't feel I have a consistent enough routine that I can automate everything.... My preferences for heating/cooling in the Study and lighting in certain situations varies anough that it's hard to encapsulate it in a rule.... it's more about how I feel at the time.... Am I feeling hot/cold compared to the air being output by the A/C, etc...
That's not to say I don't try to automate at the edges.... where I can... But not 100%.... I don't always get up to adjust the thermostat, but sometimes I do, just to stretch my legs that 1.5-2,0 metres behind my desk chair Otherwise I give my thumb a workout.... (on my phone).
May have to look at the details more then. Most activities/needs can be usually defined using a combination of presence, light, temperature and time. If you start logging those every time you fill the need to press that button you may find a pattern worth automating (or you may just drive yourself crazy looking for it 
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I'm all for data-driven automation... that's my day-job.... but my own inclinations don't seem so consistent.... At least from my perspective... Some can be how I feel with colder air blowing on my skin versus the overall cooling of the house I still want to achieve...
Something I also have... While I don't have "other people" to consider like other people here... I do still find myself liking some physical options are desirable to override the automations I setup...
So, conflicting goals. In the instance described you may need to add another device and automation; i.e. add a fan to provide the airflow and automation to detect/activate when you are in the location to enjoy it… (embrace the opportunity to acquire more toys)
That is my response as well, and I may end up setting something similar up, but it can still be a "feel" thing.... I may setup a temperature-based rule to turn the A/C damper on/off in the Study (if I update the driver I wrote ), but I feel it will never satisfy my own preferences.... So yes,... conflicting goals....
As a carryover from when I was on Smartthings and dealing with its non-reliability on the cloud, EVERYTHING that I have automated has a backup, old school manual override if needed. So, even though motion detectors, schedules, presence, etc. control nearly everything in my home. I still have switches on the wall that are either Manual/Zwave, OR I have button controllers NEXT to the old manual switches which have the child tamper covers on them to prevent inadvertent deactivation. I also have a few old OSRAM button controllers that fit OVER the original switches.
While I love my automation, it's ALWAYS important to have a manual backup, just in case. (Although, I haven't needed it once - knock on wood - with Hubitat)
And here I thought you were a Tasker asvocate 
Oh, I LOVE my automation. Tasker is a BIG part of that for helping with Presence, turning Wifi on/off, turning VPN on/off, changing my AOD orientation when rotated on my charger (thanks Samsung for NOT including that capability automatically on your phone), etc.
BUT, all these things can (maybe WILL) fail once or twice and need a manual backup. Maybe that is just 30+ years in the quality industry dealing with Subs/Aircraft/Satellites. But, the lesson I learned over time is REDUNDANCY. Saved my but more than once too.
***** Edited to add, the number of items with a ZERO failure rate are less than zero. Okay, too many edits, I need more coffe. Nohing has a zero failure rate. Murphy stated that this will usually occur at the worst possible time (was that really murphy? Murphy's law - Wikipedia). So, backup plans are in place LOL
Exactly ,myreason for choosing manual options.
I'm with you. Too many random things going on, and moods - just not looking for the same thing all the time, sometimes not even in the exact same circumstances. I automate mundane things that are predictable, and I'm perfectly fine with that level of automation. To me, it's almost boring for the exact same thing to happen every time in every circumstance. Just not my personality I guess.
Almost everything in my house that’s automated has an automation ‘Override’ (virtual switch) that can be activated via Alexa or dashboard. The overrides prevent whatever automation they’re connected to from happening; lights, overhead fans, distance from home calculations and activations which control lights, HVAC temperatures and fans, etc.
At my wife’s request, I also wrote my ‘Gloomy Lights’ webCoRE piston so the lights will be unaffected by the current LUX levels if she sets the lights to 100% via Alexa. So, if she’s reading in the living room and turns the lights all the way up, they’ll stay that way regardless of the light level.
Of course, there’s also walking to the device and manually applying the change. However, that almost never happens anymore.
Also.... where's the fun in a completely automated home....
I actually use the manual override mode to mess with the Grandkids when they come over. I tell them they are too short for the sensors to see them so they have to jump really high or do a crazy "wave your arms" dance to get noticed, or make a REALLY stupid face (the last one is the most fun - It only works if you cover your left eye, stick out your tongue, and hop on one leg LOL). The oldest is 13, and she frequently gives me the eyeroll - "You're crazy Grandpa" look at me. But, it still provides endless entertainment from the younger ones.
Quite a few Picos (love the stands for them!), a few switches wired solely as scene controllers, and almost all smart switches also have some other scene / "other action" functionality too. And a HE dashboard button for pretty much everything my system is capable of.
The majority of all those things are used only very rarely (or at least not routinely enough to deserve automation), but I like knowing those capabilities are at our fingertips if needed.
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