Track Interruptions To Identify Patterns
Every time you get interrupted, DM Notis 'interrupted: meeting ran long.' Notis creates a record in your interruption log. Review weekly to see what's pulling your focus and protect deep work.
Trigger
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Action
Create a record
Creates a new record in a specified airtable table; field values must conform to the table's column types.
Why this helps
ADHD founders are interrupt-driven; they blame themselves for context-switching, not realizing patterns exist. Logging interruptions externally reveals if the problem is environment, people, or timing.
- Quick DM logging doesn't break focus
- Patterns emerge over time with data
- Informs time-blocking and environment changes
- Validates ADHD interrupt sensitivity
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Airtable to Notis
- 2Tell Notis: 'When I DM you about an interruption (e.g., interrupted: meeting or distracted by: Slack), create a record in my interruption log with timestamp, type, and description'
- 3Define your Airtable table fields (timestamp, interruption_type, description, context)
- 4Create a few test records to ensure the format works for you
- 5Review after one week to see if patterns emerge
Questions about this workflow
What should I log as an interruption?
Anything that pulls you from focused work: meetings running over, unexpected messages, questions from team, context-switching. You define what counts.
Can I categorize interruptions?
Yes. Tell Notis your categories: meetings, Slack, email, in-person, etc. It tags each record for easier analysis.
What if I forget to log immediately?
You can batch DM later: 'Log 3 interruptions from today: meeting, Slack, email.' Notis backfills them with today's timestamp.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Airtable. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Airtable actions
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Create base
Creates a new airtable base with specified tables and fields within a workspace; ensure field options are valid for their type.
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Create Comment
Creates a new comment on a specific record within an airtable base and table.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Create Field
Creates a new field within a specified table in an airtable base.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Create multiple records
Creates multiple new records in a specified airtable table.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Create a record
Creates a new record in a specified airtable table; field values must conform to the table's column types.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
Create table
Creates a new table within a specified existing airtable base, allowing definition of its name, description, and field structure.
Reaction Removed Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_REMOVED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message.
Delete Comment
Deletes an existing comment from a specified record in an airtable table.
New Bot Message Received Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_CHANNEL_MESSAGE_RECEIVED` with `is_bot_message=true` instead. Triggered when a new bot message is posted to a Slack channel.
Delete multiple records
Deletes up to 10 specified records from a table within an airtable base.
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