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rohtulon Makers, Don't Let Yourself Be Forced Into the 'Manager Schedule'

I wish we could quit Slack altogether. It makes it too easy to people to disrupt each other's work. Unless the office is on fire, send me a well-formulated request instead of doing it one line at a time and flooding my screen with popups.

rohtulon Makers, Don't Let Yourself Be Forced Into the 'Manager Schedule'

Basecamp offers an interesting take on this. Basically, treat your office like you would a library, regardless if you are a maker or a manager. Too bad most don't have the discipline for it.

I've recently been stuck in the purgatory between the two schedules, having to manage a small team and do my own work at the same time. Totally ruined my productivity. I wish it were as easy as finding the right productivity tool...

rohtulon Slack Is Not Where 'Deep Work' Happens

“Group chat is like being in an all-day meeting with random participants and no agenda.”

That. So true.