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by tericho
3953 days ago
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This article hits the nail on the head, but twice-a-day is extreme and not realistic for my position leading a development team. I found the mute button & fiddling with notification settings to be the middle ground. I do the same as you, turned off the red dot for all but mentions and it took away so much anxiety. I check in whenever I have time or take a break from programming. It's a nice balance. |
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Agreed - if everyone did that I'm not sure there would be any point in using Slack (or similar).
The team I'm on started using Slack a few months ago but use has increased significantly over the last few weeks now that a) our tech lead is remote and b) other teams have started using it. Overall I think use of Slack has been a net-positive but my productivity has definitely been [negatively] impacted as a result.
Inspired by the author I think I'll turn off notifications (except for mentions) and only check Slack as frequently as I check email (typically about once an hour).