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Ask HN: ADHD and Slack
I've been diagnosed with severe ADHD by two psychiatrists and I'm struggling with messaging at work.
I work remotely and we use Slack.
I'll often be distracted by notifications but I'm starting to manage that better by muting and closing Slack sometimes.
But I still have these long threads where I'm talking honestly without thinking took much. I'm very polite and I'm trying to help but I notice I put a burden on my team.
Just last week I told myself I'd refrain from asking difficult questions and today I had a 1 hour thread about a difficult topic. I think it distracted people, especially when they don't seem to care and think everything is fine or can't be improved.
Is there a Slack app or some other method to ask me to think twice before engaging in conversation on Slack?
- mrboogles 3y agoI built a Slack app for exactly this use-case: https://regardingapp.com https://regardingapp.com. It's still in Beta right now so if you want to take it for a spin, I'd love your feedback. corey@regardingapp.com
- keikobadthebad 3y agoTry email... you and the recipient have longer to think about what to say. IM interrupts people and demands immediate attention, like a phone call; that gets old pretty quickly. Email waits until the recipient has time to look at it and they can reply if they feel like it. Or try talking over a short, intense video chat for a single topic.
- managingahhs 3y agoI'll have to go the video route in this case, since nobody uses email internally anymore. Thanks for the advice.
- dusted 3y agoI see IM as a slighly less formal email, I check it when I check it. Teams is what we use, I run that in a virtual machine which shows the lockscreen for most of the day.. I'll check email and IM four or five times a day, when I find it convenient. If it's actually important, people can call (has not happened yet)
- managingahhs 3y agoFOMO hits hard but I'll try to close it. If it's important enough, they will find me. Thanks.