I know how to write Excel formulas, but I just don't need to. Memorizing argument order for XLOOKUP or counting parentheses in a nested IF has never been the interesting part of working with data. Copilot in Excel now lets me describe what I need in plain English, and it handles the syntax.

It's not perfect, and it won't replace knowing what your data should look like, but for the bulk of my daily spreadsheet work, I've stopped typing formulas. Here's why that's been easy to get used to.