Abou Sall built Sabati, an AI-powered task management tool designed to help writers push through procrastination. Instead of writing his planned article, he coded the platform that would eventually help him complete it.

Sabati works by sending nudges via email and SMS to keep users engaged with long-form tasks. Sall used it to write this very article, receiving prompts and critiques over a week that helped refine his ideas incrementally.

The tool supports BYOK (Bring Your Own API Key) integration with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google models. It's currently free to use and represents a novel approach to combining AI assistance with behavioral nudges for creative workflows.

Sall's experience reflects a broader trend where developers leverage AI not just for automation but for personal productivity. His shift from engineering to management had dulled his creative output, which reignited through AI-assisted coding.