


How do you use Slack effectively and without sacrificing your focus?

Instead, we’re going to tackle the real issue: (For setup instructions, start with Slack’s own help guides.) The basics of how to use Slack have been covered all over the place. Unfortunately, even with its intuitive features and beautiful design, Slack rarely delivers a magic experience.Ī huge part of this comes down to Slack’s default settings. Something magical happens when you find the sweet spot of just enough chatter to stay connected but not enough to interrupt your heads down focused time. Communication is the lynchpin of a successful teamĮffective communication is the lynchpin of successful teams. Jump to the new How to use Slack effectively guide. So we rewrote the entire guide from scratch to give you the most up-to-date information and tips on how to use Slack better and not let it kill your productivity and focus. A lot has changed since we wrote the original How to use Slack effectively guide in early 2018.
