To really focus on what’s important, star your most important channels by clicking the star icon under each channel’s name. That’s fine, but do you really need Slack notifying you about all those conversations? Every Slack starts with a #random channel for off-topic chatter, and people tend to create more off-topic channels from there. Tell Slack which channels matter (and which don’t) No one has to worry about time zones before sending a message. I manage a team of employees and freelancers all over the world, and Do Not Disturb is critical. Or, use the “Custom” option to tell the app exactly how long you’ll be away from work.
If you work Monday to Friday and have the weekends off, you can tell Slack to pause notifications “Until Next Week” when the workday is done on Friday. Slack is working on an automatic weekend Do Not Disturb feature, but that’s not available yet. Now you’ll get notifications only during working hours. Do you work from 9 to 5? Tell Slack to automatically disable notifications from 5 p.m. Click the bell and select “Do Not Disturb schedule” to automatically enable Do Not Disturb mode at designated times. Or, if you’re a keyboard ninja, use the “/dnd” command and specify a time period.Īutomatic mode is more powerful. You could click this option whenever you’re done for the day to stop work from taking over your evening hours. Select “Until Tomorrow” and Slack won’t bug you until 9 a.m. To use it manually, click the bell icon (in the desktop version of Slack) or open the menu and tap “Do Not Disturb” (on your phone.) Tell Slack how long you want to pause notifications.
There are two ways to use Do Not Disturb: manually and automatically. Your status icon will have a snooze symbol.ĭon’t worry - if there’s an emergency, people can choose to override your Do Not Disturb preference and have Slack send you a notification, anyway. People can send you messages all they want - but you won’t have Slack constantly pinging your phone (or popping up on your desktop) with notifications. When you’re in Do Not Disturb mode, Slack won’t send you any notifications. Set boundaries with Do Not Disturbĭo Not Disturb is crucial to healthy Slacking.
It can be, but you’ll need to configure Slack’s options first. At work, the app is always there, pulling your focus away from real work with water cooler chatter. At home, Slack’s notifications tempt you to work on the weekend. But once you start using it, the excitement of replacing email quickly fades.
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