Slack reminders are notifications that are triggered in intervals or at a set date and time. Before considering the best Slack apps for task management, let’s explore what built-on features are available for setting reminders.
And it turned out she was very pleased about setting up this meeting.Are you interested in leveraging Slack reminders to keep your Slack-based team on track? If you are looking for a way to ensure tasks are done on time and deadlines are met, there are built-in tools in Slack and applications you can add to your workspace. Well, you know what? After I followed up with her, she told me she was sorry about not answering me. When someone does not reply to you, it can be alarming at times because you tend to imagine the worst reasons, such as: “Oh, maybe she does not like me” “Maybe she wants me to forget about setting up this meeting” But she just disappeared from the conversation. I was talking to a co-worker and asked her if I could schedule a meeting with her. In fact, that’s the situation I faced last Friday. Closing the loop with the Slack ‘remind me’ feature
That’s where the ‘remind me’ feature of Slack really shines. But when you have asked a question to someone and wait for the answer to come, it can be tricky to write a closing statement. I found this simple trick really helps to convince your brain that the discussion is over and you can fully concentrate on a new task. I have to go back to, talk to you later! The solution I gave you in the former article was to write a closing statement to the person in order to close the loop. The confusion resulting from all these open loops will give you the “Brain Fog Syndrome”: an altered state of mind where you become forgetful and easily distracted.
This is what I called “Focus death by a thousand interruptions” in my article: How to Stay Focused at Work Despite Constant Online Interruptions. The more open loops you have, the more you will have difficulties concentrating. If you often have people disappearing from your conversations, it can be daunting for your mind. Closing the loop with a closing statement This is also called the Zeigarnick Effect. And it makes you less effective in the new task you are tackling now. Now you have an “attention residue” in your mind about this conversation. However, if the person just leaves, the loop stays open. Closing the loop is very important since it signals to your brain you can free up your short-term memory and devote all your focus to a new task. And you need to finish the conversion properly to unload this conversation from your brain. Your short-term memory gets loaded with what you are speaking about. When you start chatting with someone, it opens a loop in your mind. A co-worker can’t disappear for long in a company, right? So usually, they would reappear at some point, and say they were very busy and/or did not see your message. Of course, “corporate ghosting” is not as bad as relationships ghosting. And then, while you wait for the answer to a critical question, your chat partner disappears. You would be in the middle of a conversation. Well, it also happens at times in the corporate world. Unfortunately, this is very common in relationships, and it’s a plague. You probably know what “ghosting” is: the practice of disappearing in the middle of an instant chat communication and not giving any sign of life. But one challenging point is to communicate effectively with your co-workers. That’s how I manage to do so many productivity experiments. I love the freedom it gives you in terms of organization. Let me tell you about it… Corporate Ghostingįirst, you need to know I work remotely right now for my company. I experimented with it last Friday and it’s great. In the end, while I did speak quite a lot at times, I managed to not monopolize the meeting.Īnd I’m glad I listened since I learned some cool tips. For once, I had endless things to say on the subject! However, this was a “bring and share” discussion, so I had to behave. But this time, it was more about “productivity”.Īs you can imagine, I was ecstatic: “Yay! My passion! How cool is that!”. I work for a software company, so usually, we talk about programming stuff. Last Monday, there was a “Way of Working” workshop in my company.