The most underrated productivity app

2025-09-02 · Short · Ali · recording, 0:28 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Tools, apps and tech · mode: Review and recommendation

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Readwise as his favourite phone app, scrolled instead of social media

★★ Ali's favourite phone app is Readwise, which syncs his Kindle highlights; he keeps it in his iPhone's dock beside Messages, WhatsApp and email and scrolls random highlights instead of social media. — 00:00:00 · Readwise, Kindle, iPhone, WhatsApp
★ Ali has read on Kindle since about 2008, so Readwise holds 17 years of his highlights, which he sometimes flicks through on the toilet. — 00:00:14 · Kindle, Readwise

refine · How do you stop your phone and social media from eating your time? — Ali keeps Readwise in his iPhone's dock beside Messages, WhatsApp and email, so that when he scrolls he goes through random Kindle highlights instead of social media. (00:00:00)
restate · Which productivity apps should you use? — Ali's favourite phone app is Readwise, which syncs his Kindle highlights; he keeps it in his iPhone's dock beside Messages, WhatsApp and email and scrolls random highlights instead of social media. (00:00:00)

Central: Readwise

Also: iPhone · Kindle · social media · WhatsApp