Tasks that used to take hours or even days can now be done in minutes with the help of modern devices and software.

Eggxactly my point as well. Technology has made it so easy for tedious and time consuming tasks to be handled in a matter of seconds, minutes and at most, hours with ease.
It has definitely reduced the amount of energy exerted in one chore, thereby making it easy for one to take care of a good number of responsibilities in a small amount of time.