Morning Brain Dump: Automated Daily Task Creation
Start every day with a dedicated brain dump task. Notis creates it at the same time every morning so you have a ritual spot to capture loose thoughts before diving into work.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Create task in asana with specific details
Creates a new asana task; requires 'workspace', 'parent', or 'projects' for association, and 'followers', 'projects', 'tags' are set only at creation.
Why this helps
Important ideas and tasks get stuck in your head because there's no reliable ritual to capture them. You end up either forgetting them or losing them in scattered notes.
- Creates a reliable ritual for capturing scattered thoughts
- Reduces the cognitive load of keeping track of loose ideas
- All brain dump content flows into your official task system
- Easy to track when brainstorming happened versus formal planning
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect your Asana workspace to Notis.
- 2Tell Notis: 'Create a task called Brain Dump at 8 AM every weekday with the description: List all loose thoughts, ideas, and tasks here.'
- 3Optionally set the time and frequency: 'at 7 AM' or 'every day including weekends' or 'Monday to Friday only.'
- 4Choose a Slack channel for Notis to confirm each task creation.
- 5At the scheduled time tomorrow, verify the task appears in Asana.
Questions about this workflow
Can I change the task name or time?
Yes. Tell Notis exactly what you want: 'Create a task called Daily Thoughts at 9 AM on weekdays' or whatever suits your routine.
What if I don't want it some days?
You can skip it manually, or set rules like 'Don't create a task if today is a company holiday' or 'Only on working days.'
Should I include specific sections or projects?
You can tell Notis to put the task in a specific project or section, or assign it to someone else. It's fully customizable.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Asana. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Asana actions
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Add Followers to Task
Tool to add followers to a task in asana. use this tool when you need to add one or more users as followers to a specific task. this will notify them of updates to the task.
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Add Supporting Relationship to Goal
Tool to add a supporting goal relationship to a goal. use when you want to link a project, task, portfolio, or another goal as a supporting resource to a specific goal in asana.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Add task to section
Adds an existing task to a section, optionally positioning it before or after another task in that section; if no position is specified, the task is added to the end.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Create Allocation
Creates a new allocation. use when you need to schedule or assign a specific amount of a user's time per week to a task or project within a defined period.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Create a project
Creates a new asana project, requiring either a `workspace` or `team` gid for association, and returns the full project details.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
Create a tag in a workspace
Creates a new tag, with properties like name and color defined in the request body, within a specific asana workspace (using `workspace gid`); this tag helps categorize tasks, is confined to the workspace, and is not automatically applied to tasks.
Reaction Removed Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_REMOVED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message.
Create task in asana with specific details
Creates a new asana task; requires 'workspace', 'parent', or 'projects' for association, and 'followers', 'projects', 'tags' are set only at creation.
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.
Create Attachment for Task
Tool to upload an attachment to a task. use when you need to attach a file to a specific task in asana.
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