I use both on my phone, though have notifications turned on only for important email contacts and direct Slack mentions/messages. And I check them both too much.

One thing I’ve noticed already with using Hey for personal email is that, since I’ve never enabled notifications for any senders, I forget to check Hey and so am more likely to only check it once a day or so. That already feels like a better habit; most email I get isn’t that urgent.

I try to check both less on the weekend, especially after clearing stuff out on Saturday morning. And while a full digital-free vacation is nearly impossible nowadays, with ride sharing, phone payments, maps, and more being the primary tools you use to travel, I still try to purposefully not check email and social media for a few days every now and then just to get away.

The upcoming iOS 14 has a new feature that lets you hide certain home screen pages on certain days, so I’m planning to make a work apps page and hide it on days I plan to be away to see how that goes.

I try to stay away from using Slack on my phone, honestly feel like it's too interruptive and gives a sense of urgency without there being one necessarily. And totally agree on other points, especially that most of the time you can't act on messages anyway so it just feels forced. Also, as a manager, I don't like setting the example of being always online & expecting instant replies.

I do use Slack on my phone for a simple reason - I prefer keeping conversations with colleagues in one app and not migrating it to Whatsapp / texts. I can turn off notifications on Slack and keep an "off" time ; I can't do that with Whatsapp.

To answer this question we need to step back and answer another one: do we have a scheduled moment during our day focused on messaging? (E-mail, slack, WhatsApp, etc).

Without that answer, doesn’t matter if you have or not the apps in your smartphone or a desktop app.

My strategy was to time-block when I can use this tools. Usually is during 30minutes between 2 sessions of deep work (at least 2 hours each one).

Both, unfortunately. This is largely the result of working within InfoSec, wherein it is necessary to be able to both 1) get pinged and 2) respond to urgent emails when required. Realistically speaking, if something is of high enough urgency it should be highlighted via PagerDuty or similar, but there are many ways this could manifest differently.

Only on the company phone, not on the personal one (I use two)

I do use Slack and email on my phone. One of the main reasons I keep Slack on my phone is that it prevents work from slipping into my more social and private apps like Whatsapp. I know Slack is only for work so over the weekends I do not need to worry about the messages being sent or received there and I can even turn off my notifications. If it is urgent it will come through to me on Whatsapp.

I also use this for my team as they know I will usually only contact them on Slack for work stuff and it allows them some privacy. I would only ever send them a Whatsapp if it is urgent.

I also sometimes use Slack to send things from my phone to my desktop and vice verse so I can easy copy and paste that information.

It's all about the SLA - at our company, we minimize our SLA on Slack and have standard meetings so people come prepared and ready to batch their questions.

I don't mind getting lots of notifications, I can turn on DND or I can read and prioritize.

I use Slack on both Mobile and Desktop with a single caveat -- notifications are disabled on my phone. This way, I have the flexibility of using either platform without the interruption of notifications.

If a major part of your work day revolves around a desktop/laptop and are finishing off things there -- there shouldn't be a need to use the Mobile for Slack. That's why I keep it in passive mode (with notifications turned off), that way -- I can catch up if I'm feeling like not pushed to do so by the notifications.

I have both Slack and Superhuman installed on my phone as I like to be “away from the computer” when I write thoughtful emails. I go for long walks to think and write.

Additionally, I travel(led) every week to my client sites and having both Apps on my phone was a big plus when I was on the move as I like to be responsive (during work hours). Being able to address anything that comes up while I’m in an Über, at the airport, or on the airplane without opening up my MAC is very convenient.

I have both and use them both just to keep a tap on current events.

I've installed Slack and work email on my phone. I like being able to stay connected while on the go, but it can certainly get distracting. I modify the notifications, and tuck them away when I'm trying to focus and get work done.

I use both slack and email app on my phone. Slack is mostly used fot internal team communication. Nobody in the team emails each other anymore. And email for external communication. The way i disconnect is, scheduled notifications completely off for weekends during certain hours. On weekends i only check email and slack for 2 hours. My team is only allowed to contact me if there is a firefighting which they are not able to control and they need my intervention, on whatsapp.

I do use slack on the phone, there are 2 reasons for that. One, I don't want to communicate with my colleagues over WhatsApp or any other app which is not work-related, and Second, Slack integrations work pretty well, I do not need to wait for an email to be received if there are any issues in the production. Also to extend it a bit further slack notification preferences are well thoughtfully designed, one can simply mute the notifications for mobile or for specific channels.

Email yes but only with minimal notifications, Slack no!

I'm using Slack to contact with my friends , Slack is enough safe to use for long time . Slack is easy to interact and secure

I do use both of the apps on my phone though I have turned the notifications to "Silent". This helps me to not get distracted from messages and only see them as a whole when I scroll down the notifications while actually using the phone.

I keep all the "productivity" apps on my phone but make judicious use of muting them during personal time and also, from time to time, stop them from working in the background on the phone so I don't get notified all the time.

The snooze feature by slack is wonderful. Automatically turning off & on of the notifications ensure that I don't get bothered or miss anything important the next day when I start my work.

I definitely use Slack and company email on my phone. I was never explicitly asked to do so but for me, it's to facilitate my day. For one, it allows me to roam around, maybe walk my dog if I'm home or commute without worrying about missing something important. For two, I don't like surprises so if something is brewing, the sooner I know the more I can prepare. I don't have to work on the weekend but on occasion, if I feel it may make my Monday that much easier, I might spend an hour or so on something. It's a personal choice but it gives me better control over my schedule.