When
Someone adds the pushpin emoji reaction to a Slack message.
Workflow starter brief
Turn a pinned Slack message into a task and focus time
Pin a Slack message with an emoji and get an Asana task with its summary and link, plus a focus block on your calendar today.
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Proposed workflow
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Then
- Stop unless it is in the Slack channel id you choose in setup, or the Asana project id you choose in setup already has a task linking to it.
- Read the message and its thread, then write a one-line task title and a short summary with the message link.
- Create that task in the Asana project.
- Block the focus length you choose in setup on your Google Calendar in the next free slot today, named after the task.
Before you publish
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