The author of the text is familiar with using Kanban boards in their daily life, both personally and professionally, and finds them to be a versatile tool for managing projects and tasks. They explain that Kanban involves creating visual cards that list details about a task and organizing them into lists on a board that represent different stages of a production process. The author notes that the basic structure of a Kanban board includes boards, lists, and cards, with each element serving a specific purpose in managing projects. They provide examples of how Kanban boards can be used for various purposes, such as managing editorial workflows, pushing code through development sprints, and streamlining hiring processes. The author also highlights the key features to look for in a Kanban app, including drag-and-drop functionality, assignees or members, descriptions, comments, and chat, checklists, attachments, work in progress (WIP) limits, due dates and notifications, labeling, tagging or color-coding, calendar view, integrations and power-ups, and workflow automation.