Substacks recommended by Martin Prior

Recommended by Martin Prior

Psychologist and author Jean M. Twenge shares the latest research on teens & social media, generational differences, and trends in mental health -- plus tips for finding a better balance with technology.

Backstage Pass

By Mack Collier

Strategic direction for creators looking to improve subscriber engagement, acquisition and retention.

My Sweet Dumb Brain

By Katie Hawkins-Gaar

A newsletter about facing life's ups and downs, all while being kind to yourself.

Getting Better

By Giacomo Falcone

Evidence-based insights to grow your career and get better at life.

A great companion to Never Stop Learning. Embrace the science for an improved career today.

- Martin Prior

NEW ECONOMIES

By Ollie Forsyth

NEW ECONOMIES is your regular newsletter that discovers the latest technology trends shaping our world.

Something Greater

By Dylan Muggleton

Lessons and reminders to myself, from myself. Different viewpoints. Different methods of thought. Exploring mental models, principles, biases, and personal values. All with the aim of living a more meaningful, happy life through actionable advice.

Changing Lives

By Wendi Gordon

Mental and spiritual health wisdom, resources, and practices for people who want to change lives, starting with theirs.

Ultra Successful

By Dr. Gurner

Start your week with the most successful people on Earth. Mindset, strategies, and habits of the ultra successful you can use today.

Stress-Free Living

By Sikieng Sok

A weekly newsletter that unlocks a stress-free life—effortlessly. Discover simple insights that dissolve stress naturally. No hacks, no effort—just a shift in understanding that changes everything.

Contemplations

By Tahia (Sherebanou) Fakhri

Life and what it does to you

Reclaiming Creativity

By Jo

Creative time often slips down our list of priorities. Join the discussion as we work together to find and implement ways to reclaim time and energy for our creative practices.

musings by mika

By Mika

Honest musings on the twists and turns of leaning into creativity and see behind the scenes of my Substack journey. *NEW* Side Quest Queens: A supportive, fun, like-minded community for distractible queens.👑

🌻 A Year of Mental Health

By ✏️ Chris Guillebeau

An experiment in purposeful productivity, all through the lens of mental health and wellbeing. 💚

Writing Wednesdays

By Matt Lillywhite

I write love letters about writing, reading, and why storytelling is important.

Really Good Business Ideas

By Casandra

Really good business ideas to help you start and grow a profitable business (including on Substack). All ideas are backed by research and analysis.

After Babel

By Jon Haidt

A free weekly newsletter where Jon Haidt and his team make sense of how technology is reshaping society — and offer practical guidance on how we can respond.

Future-Focused

By Christopher Lind

Bridging the rapidly changing intersection of business, technology, and human experience so you can always stay ten steps ahead.

Robyn’s Substack

By Desert Mindfulness Musings

My personal Substack

Navigating burnout and living your best life.

- Martin Prior

TV's Moral Philosophy

By Andrew Heard

Exploring the moral and ethical concepts involved in bringing TV and other mediums to life.

✍️ Make Writing Your Job

By Team

Land high-paying remote writing jobs, pitch calls, grants, residencies, and contests -- delivered straight to your inbox. Plus access our exclusive class library. ✨ New jobs posted 5x/week. Writers are getting hired every day — don’t miss out.

Polymathic Being

By Michael Woudenberg

Polymathic Being is a place to explore counterintuitive insights across multiple domains. These essays take common topics and explore them from different perspectives and disciplines and, in doing so, come up with unique insights and solutions.

Of a Sober Mind

By Dee Rambeau

Wisdom and humor from a grown-ass man living in recovery.

A great companion to Never Stop Learning. Subscribe now!

- Martin Prior

The Ink-Smudged Writing Desk

By Helen Redfern

exploring the messy, beautiful process of creativity — the hidden stories behind books, films, music, and my own writing journey

Think Again

By Dr Naomi Fisher

Making Childhood Fit for Children

The Long Game by Mehdi Yacoubi

Health, Wellness, Tech, and the Future.

Homo Imaginari

By James F. Richardson

popular social science thinking for curious folks.

How to Write for a Living

By David McIlroy

Writers should get paid for doing what they love. Subscribe now to get my FREE 7-day email course, Substack Launchpad.

Subtle Maneuvers

By Mason Currey

On wriggling through a creative life—with lessons and insights from novelists, painters, poets, filmmakers, and musicians delivered to your inbox every other Tuesday. From the author of Daily Rituals: How Artists Work.

Unwind

By Mansi Kwatra

Breaking the shackles of a life on autopilot through intentionality. Plus, occasional anecdotes about my experiences, observations and everyday life.

Brilliant posts aimed at helping you live a more fulfilling life. Check it out.

- Martin Prior

The Ethical Mixologist

By Andrew Cherriman

Interested in technology ethics and love cocktails, not sure what you get when you put them together. Let's see!

Be The Best U...

By Tinashe D. Ndhlovu

This newsletter is about personal development, career, growth mindset, and IT. I share my past and ongoing knowledge and motivate like-minded people to create and achieve their goals. Written by a Life scholar. #bethebestU

A treasure trove of advice and insights to improve your life. A great companion to Never Stop Learning.

- Martin Prior

Get Together

Your trail guide for building a community

Pathless by Paul Millerd

Unexpected takes on the modern world of work. Paul explores our obsession with work and the default path of success and tries to imagine new possibilities for how we can conceive of life, work & what matters.

Practice Space

By Andrei Atanasov

Soulful, literary, vulnerable essays (and other stuff, sometimes) from Romanian author Andrei Atanasov.

The Noble Try

By Isabel Cowles Murphy // TNT

Reflections on motherhood & creative ambition. For people who ache for the sacred, wink at the profane and hold the deepest stuff lightly.

Are You Okay?

By Dr. Lucy McBride

Straight talk and evidence-based advice to take charge of your health

Find Your Awesome

By Kelsey Abbott

Helping you live an awesome, joyful, ease-filled, soul-aligned life.

AI Can Do That? 🔍

By Bette A. Ludwig

For curious humans who want to use and understand AI. I write for educators, parents, and busy people who want to stay in the know without having to sift through it all. If that's you, then you're in the right place.

Flunder Wine World

By Luke Flunder

One man on a mission. To save you from average wine. Through recommendations. Insights. Conversations.

My Renaissance Life

By Kim Van Bruggen

Explore reinvention, renewal, and growth with curiosity, humour, and a hint of attitude with a recovering CEO.

Itty Bitty Inquiries

By Alexander

The newsletter dedicated to weird little questions about our world.

Hello, Adversity

By Chris Anselmo

A newsletter about how to face life’s storms with clarity, courage, and hope.

Christopher’s posts are always a great read. There’s a clear message delivered in a laid back and engaging tone. Suggest you sign up to more of this!

- Martin Prior

The Bored Millennial

By Marie

Follow a journey of growth, failure, and realness to what it takes to find yourself as an average, down-to-earth millennial woman. Currently on a sabbatical. I figure out life while writing ✍️

Examined

By Ryan McCormick

Vital and overlooked ideas your family doctor might share - if only we had more time.

A brilliant array of articles and advice.

- Martin Prior

Beautiful Minds Newsletter

By Scott Barry Kaufman

This newsletter gives insights into creativity, well-being, and self-actualization. I'm a cognitive scientist who has studied the science of human potential for the past 20 years and I'm excited to share what I've learned to help you grow and develop.

The Feel Good Life

By Dr. Mariana Calleja Ross

Hi! I'm Dr. Mariana, an MD writing a good dose of health, emotions, prevention, empathy and hope. Everything that makes life feel good. No medical jargon, just cool learning and good vibes. 😉

Podup

By Adam

ONLY for lifelong learners. Fuel your ambition with insights from the world’s greatest business podcasts. Subscribe for $0 today.

The Prism

By Gurwinder

A guide to navigating the digital age

Geopolitics Explained

By Dylan Muggleton

The world around us can be scary. But we're often more scared of what we don't understand. I help by addressing problems and seeking solutions to the biggest issues in the world today, through the scope of geopolitics and financial markets.

On the Journey

By Sarah Styf

Reflections on middle age, family, faith, citizenship, and travel