Guide • November 10, 2020

Staff Picks: Slack

Team Slack shares their favorite apps to maximize their routines and stay well-rounded

Notion

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Rodney Manabat / IG @rdnymnbt
Designer
Favorite App/Service: Notion
Staying productive and organized isn’t the most exciting thing, but it’s something I’m always trying to improve. The flexibility of Notion as a productivity app actually makes it kind of fun.
Fabulous

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Maria Gonzalez / IG @theonlymaria
Design Lead
Favorite App/Service: Fabulous
Fabulous has really helped me establish and keep a daily morning and evening routine, especially now that we are at home most of the time. It feels really good to check off daily tasks and be rewarded for taking 3 minutes to stand up or meditate.
Spotify

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Christina Campbell
Creative Operations Manager
Favorite App: Spotify
Spotify gives me the best personalized playlists. I get to relive some classics and discover new artists so my music knowledge is constantly expanding.
Stickies

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Stuart Lovinggood / IG @sturtlovinggood
Copywriter
Favorite App/Service: Stickies
One of my first desk jobs was as a chat agent for a popular manufacturer of computers and electronics, and Stickies on Mac were the quickest way to save all the canned responses for customers. I still find the humble tool incredibly useful, not only for jotting down ideas during meetings, but also visually organizing work on my desktop.
River

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Jennifer Tan / IG @jenniferntan
Design Lead
Favorite App/Service: River
Between the elections, pandemic, and my new found interest in all things home, I’m consuming more news now than ever. The River app makes news bite-sized and easily consumable in a slick, dark-mode friendly format. I love being able to switch between stories I follow, trending news, or searching for new topics I’m curious about without having to leave the app.
Dropbox Paper

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Andrea Drugay / @andandreadrugay
Group Copy Manager
Favorite App/Service: Dropbox Paper
I like using Dropbox Paper to write, because it offers a lot of creative flexibility: no page boundaries mean I can write long or wide without hesitation, tables and colors let me create mini-spreadsheets, and it’s so easy to drop in media files anywhere on a page.
Google Keep

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Michael Belen
Designer
Favorite App/Service: Google Keep
Simple scratchpad to help keep me organized and somewhat on-track at the grocery store
Yahoo Fantasy Football App

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Josie Jeffries
Design Director
Favorite App/Service: Yahoo Fantasy Football App
As a dedicated team manager since 2012, I return to this app year after year to curate a high-performing roster of NFL players in hopes of taking home the trophy, cash, and pride of first place. Weekly trades, drafts, and drops due to injuries and bye weeks keep things interesting and engaging.