Agreed! In the old days, replying to those emails was how people entered data.
You can adjust what email gets sent goal-by-goal, or for all goals on this (messy) email tab of your settings page. There’s an existing idea to be able to set default settings for all new goals.
Also: it’s insanely valuable to get insights from a newbee perspective. I’ve only commented on one thing, but your whole post is fab. I’m looking forward to updates as your experience with beeminding grows. Thanks!