@shortridge There some aids to succession or being locked out. Some credit card accounts and utilities will now accept payment without a logon. This can get someone out of a bind quickly, until you can sort out proper credentials.

Also LastPass (...cue the other zealots who decry anything commercial) has an emergency access path that triggers based on waiting time. You can make this short, like 48 hours. Or longer, like 30 days.

Personally, I don't see a problem with writing down passwords. I see a problem when they are displayed, posted in an uncontrolled place, or left in a drawer without any monitoring.

But, I also leave my medicines in the medicine cabinet. So, there's a grey area between most secure and accessible. Everyone lives in the grey.

Thanks for sharing.