[frostmatthew]

> twice-a-day is extreme and not realistic

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).