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If there’s one thing we humans can agree upon these days, it’s that communicating sure isn’t easy.

We’ve got fancy rectangles in our pockets that empower us to speak to other people in real time, anytime—but who has the time to actually answer a voice call anymore? We’ve got video calls now, too, but those are laden with their own exhausting issues. And don’t even get me started on email.

Then there’s Slack—the de facto chat platform of our current connected world. Slack served as a combination conference room and virtual watercooler for lots of us even before the pandemic came along. Now, its role is only amplified further, both on the work front and sometimes even on a personal level.

For all its positives, Slack can also be a gigantic pain—overwhelming to keep up with and cumbersome to use. But it doesn’t have to be that way. The service has some carefully tucked-away shortcuts and options that’ll save you time and make your communication easier than…