Forgot I even had an account with" is my entire digital life.

Wait, didn't finleybutler say the fun stuff makes it feel cluttered? I mean, maybe the trick is to keep the fun part small and out of the way of the actual lists. That way it's useful but still feels like yours.

Seriously, yeah. I always pick the accent colors first, like the trim or a cabinet color. Then I find a main wall color that actually works with them. Doing it the other way around always feels like I'm forcing the accents to match.

Wrestle with this every time I set up a new app. My eyes are getting old, so pure white on black feels like staring into car headlights. I go for a soft off-white, something like #F2F2F2, on a dark charcoal background. It keeps the text crisp but takes the edge off. The blog post has a point about grey hurting readability, but that's only if you go too dark.

We tried the red cup thing once. I was the one who kept forgetting my cup and getting interrupted. My own fault, but still drove me nuts.