Stop Guessing: Learn the 4 Parts Every Automation Needs

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Remember diagramming sentences in school? It was tedious — but it taught us how to build better sentences.

Creating automations works the same way.

In this video, I’ll walk you through the four components of every automation — trigger, action, condition, and timing — and show how they fit together with a real-world example connecting Notion and Kit.

By the end, you’ll understand how to structure your automations so they actually work the way you expect them to.

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Chapters 00:00 Why Understanding Sentence Diagramming Matters for Automation 01:01 Four Key Components of Automation 01:09 Component 1: The Trigger 01:46 Component 2: Actions 03:00 Component 3: Conditions 03:50 Component 4: Timing 05:00 Automation Example: Adding Notion Database Items to Kit 07:13 Learn More About Automation

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