On the other hand I must say Slack is the perfect tool for couples. You can create channels for #restaurantstotry #moviestowatch #hikes and so on, and it is possible to leave notifications on for just that one workspace while turning off literally all other notifications and calls on your phone. The API integrations can also allow you to give each other access to smart locks, thermostats, expense tracking, and other things if you wish.
Bump for Trello. I use it to manage my team (who work remotely) and personal life, too. We use it for vacations, long-tern house projects (gardening, building things, etc.)
I've tried Slack in a few different contexts and have always found that the chat-based interface encouraged users to do just that: chat.
A combo of Trello + email work better for keeping communication focused on the product/project, in my experience.
I meant as a couples-oriented replacement for WeChat/SMS/FB messenger/WhatsApp that cat organize things better, not a replacement for the real life part
Interesting, it is true that a simple text box is the easiest, fastest input method making it the most likely to use when in a rush/taking quick notes. I would have gone for something like workflowy (https://workflowy.com/) or dynalist (https://dynalist.io/) but having a single tool for both IM and note taking beats it. You could always have a bot that puts your slack content in those anyway. I shall take inspiration from this.
Their biggest lock-in and I think a reason a large portion of average users don't switch to Android. I know this to be true for both of my siblings, as well as my wife's entire family.
We use this for now, but with Slack there is the combination of IM with lists and TODO items. The alerts help us note when something is new and updated.
What is interesting to me is how our society is slowly evolving the personal, short-term information storage and retrieval. That is how I view Slack, but without paying for the storage, it's in a sense used only for short-term memory. Not for important things like memories, where Google Docs is for memories and deeper thoughts.
You can't stick a post-it note to the fridge from the office. I would agree in spirit though that a todo list would work better, something like Todoist
