Today I learned:

How to keep track of files and requests in Slack

Slack is wonderful for collaborating with remote teams, but if there is a lot of activity at once, it can be easy to lose files and requests.

If IÃ¢ÂÂve seen the request or file, I acknowledge by marking it with , then I put it on my to-do list of choice, Wunderlist Archived Link. (They have a great Slack command Archived Link to make this easy: /wunderlist add)

If IÃ¢ÂÂve fulfilled the request or processed the file, I mark it with

If the request/file is no longer needed or IÃ¢ÂÂve tried to process it, encountered an error, and notified the appropriate parties, I mark it with so that I know in the future that there was an issue with it instead of assuming it was done and I moved on.

Using SlackÃ¢ÂÂs great search functionality, I can easily visually figure out what IÃ¢ÂÂve processed and what is still outstanding.

If I get a request when IÃ¢ÂÂm in the middle of something else, I copy the link and use SlackÃ¢ÂÂs /remind command to remind me about it later in the day.