Create a focus handoff after task capture
Move from capture mode to focus mode with a clear pause between them.
Trigger
New Task Created
Trigger when a new task is added to Todoist.
Action
Sleep
Sleep
Why this helps
Captured tasks can pull attention away before you have finished the current focus block.
- Separates capture from execution
- Protects focus transitions
- Makes task intake feel intentional
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Todoist and Bench once in Notis.
- 2Create a new automation and name it.
- 3Describe that Notis should sleep after a new task to create a focus handoff.
- 4Pick Todoist New Task Created as the trigger.
- 5Choose a report channel and test with one captured task.
Questions about this workflow
Is a focus timer created?
No. This workflow runs the Bench Sleep action as the handoff pause.
What task data is available?
The trigger supplies the newly created Todoist task context.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Todoist to Bench. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Todoist triggers
Bench actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Sleep
Sleep
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
New Task Created
Trigger when a new task is added to Todoist.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Todoist and Bench, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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