Funny you mentioning people using Google Sheets. How people have been using Excel like software for 30+ years and not a single "UI Designer" has been able to improve upon it. Maybe is because they all have the same ignorant concept of what Research is as you, and believe Design will magically work just because you follow arbitrary concepts such as contrast ratios and white space. Overall, great advice to make sure the world keeps filling up on shitty Dribble unusable visual excresices exercises and making out clients think that research isn't necessary.