From 00e8dceae986b7391361f8538a78a9fa5b3dcb77 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lewis Dale Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2024 08:34:13 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] post about turning slack the fuck off --- .../posts/2024/6/just-turn-it-off-already.md | 20 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+) create mode 100644 src/blog/posts/2024/6/just-turn-it-off-already.md diff --git a/src/blog/posts/2024/6/just-turn-it-off-already.md b/src/blog/posts/2024/6/just-turn-it-off-already.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..305ab84 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/blog/posts/2024/6/just-turn-it-off-already.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +---json +{ + "title": "Just turn it off already", + "date": "2024-06-12T08:38:33.445Z", + "tags": [] +} +--- + +No, I'm not talking about all computers[^1]. Specifically, I'm talking about Slack. + +I'm pretty terrible at maintaining that work/life boundary when Slack is involved. I usually keep it installed on my phone so that I can respond to messages during the day when I'm doing stuff that takes me away from my desk. The problem then is that I wind up making myself available 24/7, which is _terrible_ for me. + +I've removed Slack from my phone, finally[^2], but as I'm taking a week off work this week, I'm finding myself checking it whenever I open up my laptop. Basically, I'm really bad at maintaining my own boundaries. + +I wish I had something (e.g. Apple Shortcut) that would hide all work-related apps and sites when I'm outside of my working hours. That's fairly simple to do using Focus modes that activate on a schedule, I think. But then I'd also want it to synchronise with my work calendar and also turn on when I'm out of office without me having to do it manually (because I won't do it). + +I don't know if anything like this exists, but I hope it does because that would be super-useful to me. If it doesn't, maybe I'll have a go at wrangling Apple Shortcuts to make it work. + +[^1]: Well, maybe I am. +[^2]: At least until I next have to install it for some reason or another