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I Built an AI Tool Because Planning Wasn’t My Problem - Execution Was

Like most builders, I tried every productivity tool out there.

Notion.
Trello.
Asana.
ClickUp.
Spreadsheets.
Whiteboards.
Even notebooks that looked productive.

They all helped me plan.

But none of them helped me execute.

And that’s when it hit me:

Planning is easy.

Execution is brutally human.


The real problem I kept facing

Every time I set a goal, the same pattern repeated:

  • I knew what I wanted to do
  • I even knew how to do it
  • But day-to-day execution kept breaking down

Reasons were always human:

  • Tasks felt vague
  • Steps felt overwhelming
  • I didn’t know what to do today
  • Delegation felt messy
  • Progress wasn’t visible
  • Motivation dropped midway

No tool really thought with me.


Why I started building Papayyya

I didn’t want another task manager.

I wanted something that:

  • Helps think through a goal
  • Breaks it into clear, executable steps
  • Helps decide what should happen today
  • Supports delegation (to people or external help)
  • Acts more like an execution partner than a checklist

That idea slowly became Papayyya.

Not an AI that chats.

Not an AI that pretends to be smart.

But an AI that helps you move work forward.


What Papayyya focuses on (intentionally)

Papayyya is built around a few strong beliefs:

  • ❌ More features don’t improve execution
  • ❌ Perfect plans don’t survive real life
  • ❌ Motivation is unreliable

Instead, we focus on:

  • Making tasks clear
  • Making next steps obvious
  • Making progress visible
  • Making delegation simple
  • Making execution less mentally heavy

AI is used only where it reduces friction — not to impress.


What it’s not

Papayyya is not:

  • A replacement for human thinking
  • A magic productivity hack
  • A “chat with AI” product

It’s a tool for people who:

  • Have ideas
  • Want to build
  • And are tired of being stuck between planning and doing

Why I’m sharing this here

I’m building this in public.

I genuinely want to learn from:

  • Other founders
  • Developers
  • Makers
  • People who struggle with execution like I do

So I’d love to hear from you 👇

  • Where does execution break for you?
  • Is it clarity, consistency, delegation, or motivation?
  • What actually helped you move forward?

I’m listening.

If you’re curious, Papayyya lives here:

👉 https://papayyya.com

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