As I have hinted previously, I love UX and UI design, but I don't have actual professional experience in any of them working with a customer, brand, or company. I am passionate about those things, and I am just allowing my love for Notion and what I do guide me in this proposal.
In that sense, while I was working on this, I realized that I was spending too much time trying to make the most perfect proposal I could, either with the research, survey, or designs. And in the end, that time was holding me back to present my thoughts for the world to see. I don't want to miss my window of opportunity; even if this idea doesn't get picked or get the attention I expect, I need to put something out there that - even if not perfect - can incite curiosity and show potential. In the end, I've been doing this all by myself, and there's only so much one person can achieve unaided. Inputs and opinions are always needed - which means I would never be able to reach a final form for this proposal anyway.
This is why I didn't want to go ahead and run a massive survey that would take me months to conduct and analyze. While it's true that I could have spent another year working on the visual design of my approach to make it as complete and coherent as possible, all I really need is that basic functionality tools are properly understood.