
Don’t install it on your phone if you don’t have to.Close Slack or use /dnd if you need to focus.I’m not going to embark on a “use threads” holy war, but these tips are beneficial for your organization globally and not just you individually. There are a lot of different use cases for Slack and these tips aren’t for your specific love for IRC or disdain for electron apps. Some of these tips work best in a remote-first, asynchronous environments, but many of them apply to fully co-located teams and companies as well.

Other collaboration tools exist and some have similar features but Slack is the dominant choice.Īfter using Slack, and similar collaboration focused tools, in multiple jobs here are some practices I’ve found that will make it better for everyone. If you still think it’s just about chat then chances are you’re using it wrong. Slack is a major part of how we communicate at work.
