Not Your Typical AI Task Manager

Most "AI task managers" today do one of two things:

• They take a traditional to-do app and bolt on some AI summaries
• Or they turn planning into a complex system that feels like work on top of work

Self-Manager was built in a completely different way.

It started with pen and paper, not AI. And only after the core system proved itself in real life did AI arrive to make it faster, clearer and more powerful – not more complicated.

This is why Self-Manager is not your typical AI task manager.

A date-based system born from pen and paper

Long before Self-Manager became a web app, it was just a simple paper system.

I was writing daily to-do lists and realized a few things were missing:

1. Priority – I wanted a clear way to see what really mattered that day.
2. Completion status – I wanted to track what was done and what was still pending.
3. Dates – at some point I looked back and thought: "Why don't I add a date to my to-do lists so I know what I did on specific days?"

Those three ideas – tasks, priorities, and dates – turned into the foundation of Self-Manager.

Instead of lists floating around in different places, everything is organized by calendar days. You create tables for a day or for a project, add tasks, and track progress over time.

Years later, that same structure still powers Self-Manager. The difference now? It's supported by Gemini 3.0 AI – but without losing the simplicity.

"Simple yet powerful" wasn't an accident

A recent customer said:

"Some task managers are too complex and others are too tedious. This one is straightforward and fun to use, very practical, and with AI support, it's genuinely innovative."

When I founded Self-Manager for task and project management, that was the goal from day one:

Simple yet Powerful.

The app had to be:

• Simple enough to use every single day without friction
• Powerful enough to handle serious work, complex projects, and long-term history

That's why the date-based system came first. AI didn't replace it – it sits on top of it and makes it better.

Built by a power user, not just a founder

It's not a coincidence that customers love the product.

I've been a power user of Self-Manager for a long time. The biggest updates didn't come from a roadmap meeting; they came from real moments where I thought:

• "It would be really great to have that."
• "I want that to work in a specific way."
• "I need to be able to do that without extra friction."

Every meaningful feature started as a real need I personally encountered in my own work.

I'm not just in a leadership position trying to optimize profit from a distance. I use Self-Manager daily and rely on it for:

• My client work
• My product roadmap
• My long-term planning and reviews

If something is annoying, too slow, or confusing, I feel it first. And then I fix it.

Self-Manager is battle-tested in real-life situations, not just demo scenarios. On top of that, customers have a real say in where it goes next – their feedback and requests directly influence what I prioritize and how features evolve.

Not just "AI inside" – AI that understands your actual work

Most AI features in productivity tools look impressive in demos but don't always fit day-to-day work.

In Self-Manager, AI is tightly connected to your tables, tasks, priorities, time tracking, comments, and logs.

Our 10 AI features powered by Gemini 3.0 live on a dedicated page: 👉 See all AI Task Manager Features

Here's what they can do in practice:

Generate tasks from any text

Turn notes, emails, meeting transcripts, or brain dumps into a structured to-do list.

Chat with AI about a specific table

Ask focused questions about one project or to-do list with full context: tasks, priorities, time, notes, comments, and logs.

Summarize a table with AI

Get an instant status summary and key insights for any table – perfect for quick check-ins.

Follow up on table summaries

Refine, expand, or turn a summary into a concrete plan, next steps, or even a message you can send.

Chat with AI about pinned tables

Talk to AI about your most important tables at once to see the "big picture" of your priorities.

Summarize pinned tables with AI

Get a global overview of your key projects and tasks, across multiple areas of your life or work.

Follow up on pinned summaries

Drill down, rewrite, or break summaries into actionable steps and sub-tasks.

Chat with AI on AI Period Summary (week/month)

Review any week or month using all your tables and tasks from that period, with full context.

Get instant AI weekly/monthly reviews

Skip the chat and generate a direct summary for a chosen week or month.

Follow up on period reviews

Turn reviews into goals, journal entries, reports, or next-week plans with one more AI step.

For all of these, you can choose between two AI modes:

• Fast – quick responses when you just need speed
• Thinking – more detailed, reasoning-heavy answers when you want depth

Why this isn't just another AI wrapper

The difference is subtle but important:

• The core system is a date-centric task manager that works even without AI.
• AI is added on top of real, structured data: tasks, time, priorities, statuses, and history.
• You're not forced into a new "AI workflow" – you keep your habits, and AI makes them better.

You can:

• Plan your day in a simple table
• Track time and completion
• Pin your key tables
• Then let AI help you reflect, summarize, and plan the next step

No complex setup, no endless configuration.

Try a task manager that respects how you actually work

If you're tired of tools that are either:

• Over-engineered "systems" that you burn out from maintaining, or
• Oversimplified to-do lists that can't scale with your real work,

then Self-Manager might be a good fit.

It's built from real pen-and-paper habits, battle-tested in daily use, improved with real customer feedback, and now powered by Gemini 3.0 AI – without losing the simplicity that made it useful in the first place.

👉 Explore all AI Task Manager Features and see how they work on top of a date-based system that actually reflects your real life.