""Sometimes my day is driven by my calendar or driven by my inbox or what's coming at me," Parker Harris, who also cofounded Salesforce, told Business Insider. One strategy he uses to limit distractions when he turns to focused work: Keeping the sound of his notifications "completely off." "I hate that knock sound or any other sound," Harris said about notifications in general. He said he also flips his phone over so he isn't tempted by it."I don't want to see my phone," Harris said."
""The CTO said that when he's doing deep work, he'll go into a specific channel or company planning document and "immerse" himself in that. He said he's able to focus when he intentionally sets aside that time to work on a specific task. "Unless there's some fire coming at me, like Slack has some issue, or Marc Benioff wants to talk to me," Harris said, adding that in those situations, "I'll drop what I'm doing.""
Parker Harris intentionally carves out time for deep, focused work amid digital distractions. He limits interruptions by keeping notification sounds completely off and flipping his phone face down to avoid temptation. He does not immediately address every incoming message in an interrupt-driven environment and immerses himself in a specific channel or planning document during periods of deep work. He will pause that work only for urgent incidents or immediate leadership requests. Slack is rolling out an upgraded AI Slackbot intended to surface relevant context, track notifications, and help prioritize the most important tasks.
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