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		ant6n on Aug 28, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The week I tried to unplug from Slack I just turned off all notifications on desktop and phone except direct messages, and instances of (my n6me/my name) anywhere else. So I only get notified if somebody wants something from me personally.

warriormonk5 on Aug 28, 2015 [–]

That was my approach as well. It helped my productivity immensely, but I do notice that I'm slightly less aware of current events.

ant6n on Aug 29, 2015 | [–]

Agreed about the reduced awareness

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