The easiest way to describe Focus Mode is, ‘It’s the Pomodoro technique — designed exclusively for Slack.’ It lets users add the task they’re working on, set how long they’d like to focus on it, and how long the break should last between each focus period. In essence, it’s a nifty way to bring more focused work to the busy workspaces of Slack. The creators of Focus Mode are my team at Geekbot: the custom Slackbot that helps remote-first companies (including the likes of Zapier, Shopify, Zendesk) better manage routine tasks, like daily standups, in Slack. So to say we’re at home in Slack is…
