GitHub Actions is a versatile tool that can automate various tasks in software development, enhancing efficiency and productivity. The author shares five practical examples of how they utilize GitHub Actions in their daily workflow. These include running tests and linters to ensure code quality is maintained, automating the process of publishing packages to PyPI by leveraging GitHub's encrypted secrets for authentication, and setting up a self-updating GitHub Readme that refreshes daily with new content using a cron job. Additionally, they use GitHub Actions to back up Mastodon activity to a local database and sync new code tips to an API, both of which are scheduled to run periodically through cron syntax. By automating these processes, the author illustrates how GitHub Actions can streamline tasks and reduce manual effort.