TFP #067 Harry Ng - Sorted

In episode #067

We meet Harry the co-founder of Sorted. A productivity app for "Hyper-Scheduling". Please give the podcast 5 star review an tell everyone you know. Thank you.

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• sortedapp.com

Shownotes (00:33) Peter introduces the show and shares what he has been up to during 2020 season (CFL3, MovNat L1 etc) (02:30) Who is Harry - and why did he started Sorted together with Niel

(04:30) Sorted has over 1Million downloads.

(06:30) Harry and his family are "Nomads" i.e. they are traveling the world and working remotely. How does this work? Harry got inspired by the classic book: 4hour work week by Tim Ferrris

(09:30) Okinawa in Japan is so far the best place that Harry has been to. It is also one of the earths "blue zones" ? Want to live forever read our post about longevity

(11:00) What is productivity for Harry? Think that you are an "arrow" - be clear: what you are working on, Be clear about your: Process, Use "Atomic Habits" (incremental changes) so you move forward every day.

(12:00) Harrys goal process: Here we focus on Harrys 5 big life goals. And his goal to read: 1000 books.

• Make sure to have a list of books to read. Check out this book list if you want tips on what books to read: 10 books that will change your life forever
• Family of 4 is another life goal for Harry. Check out Remente App and Coach.Me app for goals and habits
• Harry Prefers reading "real book" so he can make notes in e-books.
• Check out ReadWise app if you are an avid reader.
• GoodReads, check me out there: https://www.goodreads.com/peterlarsson

(21:30) Is To-Do list good or bad? List based and Scheduling based apps. Schedule

(24:30) Why cant I just write things down in a list? - Priorities change, times/scheduling is also important to conside

(28:00) How do I prevent over-scheduling? Hyper-Scheduling is an extension of GTD.

• First: roughly Schedule what you want to do. Move lower priority to another day
• 2nd: more important stuff on top of the list - use AutoSchedule - remember things will change during a day
• 3rd: if extra time or less you can quickly shift tasks in the app -
• 4: if you have set a time for your