I’ve managed to control the impulse of checking my email every 5 minutes but slack is still interrupts me one way or the other, I kinda want to switch the team to a less distracting alternative. Suggestions?
by welly on 4/26/18, 3:46 PM
It sounds to me less like a problem with the technology but more with your habits and self discipline.
If Slack is interrupting you then why not just close it? And don't open it until you actually need it.
Another alternative will only distract you in the same way, surely.
by mbellotti on 4/27/18, 3:39 PM
I really like Zulip (
https://zulipchat.com/) because it enforces threading of conversations which makes them so much easier to sort, mute, follow up with after the fact.
by vikp on 4/26/18, 4:56 PM
We moved to Twist (
https://twistapp.com) a few months ago after having similar issues with Slack. Twist is more forum-like, so you avoid the "I have to jump in now" feeling that a continuous chat stream gives you.
by katelynsk on 4/26/18, 8:16 PM
I think Telegram (
https://telegram.org/) is quite convenient for communication within a team, however, it is not such the workflow-oriented software as Slack is.
by Jugurtha on 4/26/18, 6:51 PM
You can play with settings and see what works best for you. I don't get notifications and only read messages when I'm done doing my stuff or when I'm about to message a coworker.
by cristobal23 on 4/26/18, 3:52 PM
Once I figured out how to mute @here and @channel, I regained sanity.
by mehly on 4/26/18, 3:46 PM
Have you tried disabling alerts, setting your status to "away" and managing that source of distraction?
by vinylkey on 4/26/18, 3:53 PM
Can you turn off your Slack notifications? Gitter and Discord exist, but they're not any less distracting.
by gerenuk on 4/28/18, 6:49 AM
Have a look at Stride by Atlassian