Fast Company
Stats + related links for 30 Incredibly Useful Things You Didn’t Know Slack Could Do

These next-level features, options, and shortcuts will save you time and turn Slack into a productivity powerhouse. Open at source
250
Reader View
Made me smarter
Read later
Your notes & highlights
Save highlights in Reader View or with our Chrome extension.
This your link? Claim it
More like this
Entrepreneur
36 Insanely Useful Productivity HacksEntrepreneur
6 min read · From 2019 · A study of more than 2,300 business professionals reveals productivity hacks that will amp up your day.
productivity
Vox
The productivity pit: how Slack is ruining workVox
~15 min read · From 2019 · Job software like Teams, Slack, and Workplace were supposed to make us more productive. They haven’t.
tools
slack
communication
medium.com
Slack, I’m Breaking Up with You — Better Peoplemedium.com
~12 min read · From 2016 · Hey there, Slack. This won’t be easy, but it’s for the best.
slack
samuel hulick
productivity
Fast Company
This simple useful bit of productivity advice is exactly what you needFast Company
2 min read · 2020-12-13 · “Everyone has an ideal, productive version of themselves in mind.” Here’s what you need to get past that and get stuff done.
productivity
WIRED
Email and Slack Have Locked Us in a Productivity ParadoxWIRED
2 min read · Mar 2nd · From PCs to smartphones, office tech has always promised to make us more productive. But time and again, it's come with unexpected side effects.
productivity
Most highlighted
we need to instead do the hard work of figuring out the best way to integrate these tools into our workflows.
Gabriel Weinberg
Mental Models I Find Repeatedly UsefulGabriel Weinberg
From 2016 · Update: Since this post came out, I co-authored a book about it called Super Thinking. Get notified about book updates here (currently…
wisdom
mental models
ux
blog.todoist.com
The Ultimate Guide to Personal Productivity Methodsblog.todoist.com
~20 min read · From 2015 · We’ve gathered all the most powerful productivity methods  in one place. Find the framework that fits best for your personality and projects.
productivity
time management
gtd
Mark Schaefer
Four incredibly useful strategies to achieve focus and higher productivityMark Schaefer
7 min read · Feb 10th · Distraction is the enemy of progress. Keith Jennings helps you achieve focus with these four actionable ideas Distraction is the enemy of progress. Keith Jennings helps you achieve focus with these…
marketing
Most highlighted
By Keith Reynold Jennings, {grow} Contributing Columnist  In reflecting on his recent sabbatical, Mark Schaefer wrote, “I had no idea how much stress it was being nice…but I think I have to say ‘no’ more at this time in my life.”  Well, Mark’s little aside contains an important truth: FOCUS DRIVES IMPACT.  THE NEED TO ACHIEVE FOCUS I celebrated my fiftieth birthday earlier this year. Given the year we had, the year we’re entering, and that unique age milestone, this convergence of “markers” forced me to reflect on where I’ve come from, where I am, and where I’m heading with my life and career.  It’s forced me to reevaluate my priorities and recommit to the one discipline that will help me contribute to something bigger than and beyond myself. That discipline is the cumulative power of focus.  But here’s the thing. Creative people create. Demand creates more demand. Even seasonal droughts increase our activity and investments. In other words, ambitious professionals are driven to produce, so we tend to let work expand to fill any and all time we have. It’s Parkinson’s Law.  We need a system that helps us figure out which 20 percent of our effort will generate 80 percent of our impact and results. So, as Mark alluded to, we need a system for knowing when to say yes and, more importantly, when to say no.  In this article, I share four strategies I use to help achieve focus, protect innovation, and attract support. Each of these could be articles in and of themselves! But I think it’s important for you to see how these work together to create flywheel-like momentum at a macro level.  I encourage you to share these tools with your team, especially your younger associates and those you mentor. And discuss where you should invest your focus in 2021.  1. DEFINE YOUR CIRCLE OF COMPETENCE Ted Williams is considered to be one of the greatest hitters to ever play the game of baseball. He had a lifetime batting average of .344 (really good!). His lifetime on-base percentage of .
Zapier
25+ Hidden Search Features in Trello, Slack, Evernote, and MoreZapier
~14 min read · From 2016 · Apple has "Finder" and "Spotlight Search." Windows offers "Search Computer." Google, well, you "Google." But when you need to find items in your online apps, where do you turn?
The first place: the familiar search bar. Almost every app offers it. But sometimes if your search is too simple, you...
zapier
slack
trello
More like this

The 5 most relevant links from around the web. With summaries + highlights.

Welcome back

Share link
