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I think the right answer is somewhere in the middle. I've worked at several companies that catered to every voice in the crowd, and the product gets pulled in a hundred directions. I have some semblance of a vision, and some of these ideas are antithetical to that vision. I think part of the reason that the UI is simple, is because of the minimalism and rejection of bells and whistles.

But you're right that I should not discount these things out of hand. I have a blank slate and it may be possible to incorporate the things that i think are relevant in a new and unobtrusive way. e.g. in a way that may only be visible to power users. For example, one feature request I do agree with is the idea of contexts, e.g. @work, @home, @school, etc. I think it makes perfect sense. I was thinking I could allow people to use @ tags in their task description (e.g. "Mow the grass @home"), then in the "give me something to do" section add a "at [dropdown]" that only appears if they've entered location-sensitive tasks. That way, the feature only adds complexity IF you want to use it.

Great food for thought. Thanks.