Track Your Weekly Email Health Automatically
Every week, a report appears in your Sheets showing email volume, response lag, and unread count—spot overwhelm patterns before they become crises.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Aggregate Column Data
Searches for rows where a specific column matches a value and performs mathematical operations on data from another column.
Why this helps
Founders don't track how much email they get or how long it takes to respond. Inbox overwhelm sneaks up silently. ADHD brains lose context after a day away from email; weekly visibility helps adjust pace.
- Spot email overwhelm before it derails your week
- Measure your response speed and identify bottlenecks
- See which days generate the most incoming mail
- Adjust your email schedule based on data, not guesses
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Gmail and Google Sheets to Notis.
- 2Ask Notis: 'Every week on Monday, add a row with my email volume, average response time, and unread count to my health sheet.'
- 3Choose the day and time—Monday morning is typical.
- 4Set the notification channel.
- 5After one week, review the data and adjust email batching based on what you see.
Questions about this workflow
What counts toward email volume—sent, received, or both?
You decide. Tell Notis to count new inbound emails, or include your sent count for a total communication volume view.
Can I compare weeks to spot trends?
Yes. Notis adds a new row each week. Over time, you'll see seasonal patterns—holiday slowdowns, project rushes, etc.
Does this include emails I archive or delete?
Notis tracks received and sent mail in your Gmail account at the time the report runs.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Gmail to Google Sheets. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Gmail triggers
Google Sheets actions
Email Sent
Triggers when a Gmail message is sent by the authenticated user. It polls the 'SENT' label and emits metadata including sender, recipients, subject, timestamp, and thread ID.
Add Sheet to Spreadsheet
Adds a new sheet (worksheet) to a spreadsheet. use this tool to create a new tab within an existing google sheet, optionally specifying its title, index, size, and other properties.
New Gmail Message Received Trigger
Triggers when a new message is received in Gmail.
Aggregate Column Data
Searches for rows where a specific column matches a value and performs mathematical operations on data from another column.
Append Dimension
Tool to append new rows or columns to a sheet, increasing its size. use when you need to add empty rows or columns to an existing sheet.
Batch get spreadsheet
Retrieves data from specified cell ranges in a google spreadsheet; ensure the spreadsheet has at least one worksheet and any explicitly referenced sheet names in ranges exist.
Batch update spreadsheet
Updates a specified range in a google sheet with given values, or appends them as new rows if `first cell location` is omitted; ensure the target sheet exists and the spreadsheet contains at least one worksheet.
Batch Update Values by Data Filter
Tool to update values in ranges matching data filters. use when you need to update specific data in a google sheet based on criteria rather than fixed cell ranges.
Clear Basic Filter
Tool to clear the basic filter from a sheet. use when you need to remove an existing basic filter from a specific sheet within a google spreadsheet.
Clear spreadsheet values
Clears cell content (preserving formatting and notes) from a specified a1 notation range in a google spreadsheet; the range must correspond to an existing sheet and cells.
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