Slack is way different than that. Yes you can set DnD but the point of slack is that all messages aren't necessary to watch all the time. You should have settin

Slack is way different than that. Yes you can set DnD but the point of slack is that all messages aren't necessary to watch all the time. You should have settings to only be notified on your name/channel/everyone and a few key words. While I think it will be hated at some point (we all blame our tools rather than our selves), not sure it'll be for what the author says. Power of slack is in async public conversations with little friction and unified view/interface/features/etc. It's not really about saving time over all. It's about having clearer conversations and those savings over time of understanding better. Can't tell you how much having the person right there I could clarify right away and get answer was so much nicer than having to send a whole email which would feel like a waste (from UI and UX of email) so I'd need to get enough questions things to mention for it to be worth it.