&gt;<i>I don&#x27;t really understand how this is software problem.</i><p>Because every piece software, and social&#x2F;collaboration software doubly so, affords and encourages certain ways in which it can be used.<p>&gt;<i>This being said - I never found myself distracted by either Slack or email. Or Skype. Or Telegram. Or twitter. etc. Despite using all of them.</i><p>Either that or you can&#x27;t faithfully assess the level to which you&#x27;ve been distracted.