The Slack Context Switch Tax: Why Teams Lose 2 Hours Daily to App Jumping
Every app switch costs mental energy. When teams jump between Slack and other tools constantly, the tax adds up fast.
The hidden cost of tool fragmentation
Teams use an average of 10+ tools daily. Each switch between Slack and another app isn't just a second lost - it's a mental reset that takes 23 minutes to fully recover from.
Measuring the real impact
Track how many times you leave Slack in an hour. Multiply by 23 minutes. That's your context switch tax. For most teams, it's 2+ hours daily.
Why integrations don't solve this
Slack integrations help, but they're bandaids. The core problem: information lives in silos, forcing constant app-hopping to piece together context.
A better approach
Centralize information retrieval. Use AI to pull context from multiple tools into Slack. Stop the jumping. Start focusing.
Float AI tackles this by bringing everything into one command palette - no more app jumping required.