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Direct message yourself or Slackbot

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Direct message yourself or Slackbot

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- [Gini] One way that I can keep track of tasks and things that I want to remember in Slack is to direct message myself. For example, I want to remember to follow up with Charles tomorrow at lunchtime. So I'm just going to make a note for my list for tomorrow. And rather than lunch, I'm going to say at noon. And I also need to pick up our office order. That's another good thing in my day tomorrow, and review trainer possibilities for 2023 staff retreat. And I can create as many of these direct messages to myself as I wish to have. And they're captured right here in my own direct messages. This is my personal notepad. Now, in addition to writing myself notes, I can actually direct message Slackbot. Slackbot is one of my favorite colleagues in Slack. Slackbot is somewhat like having a combination assistant and help desk. If I want the answer to something about Slack, if I want to have a personal reminder, I can do that…

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