Update after 2 months: this continues to be what makes Slack good for me, and to stop hurting me. I have 100% of channels muted except for DM’s and a channel called “team-time-sensitive” that we use for immediate things (like if someone is late for a meeting or there’s an urgent problem on the site). I regularly scroll through all the channels with option-down, but only when I actually have the time to deal with things. Otherwise, I just open Slack to talk with who I need to talk with at that time.
Update after 7 months: This is just how I use my Work Slack now. Life improved.
Btw, I don’t do this on my House Slack, and I wouldn’t be overly surprised if I had stopped doing this 2 years from now, as my relationship to my devices continues to change.
But it’s definitely been a major improvement for me for 7 months and counting.
Update after 2 months: this continues to be what makes Slack good for me, and to stop hurting me. I have 100% of channels muted except for DM’s and a channel called “team-time-sensitive” that we use for immediate things (like if someone is late for a meeting or there’s an urgent problem on the site). I regularly scroll through all the channels with option-down, but only when I actually have the time to deal with things. Otherwise, I just open Slack to talk with who I need to talk with at that time.
Update after 7 months: This is just how I use my Work Slack now. Life improved.
Btw, I don’t do this on my House Slack, and I wouldn’t be overly surprised if I had stopped doing this 2 years from now, as my relationship to my devices continues to change.
But it’s definitely been a major improvement for me for 7 months and counting.