Newsletters on Life
Definitely a wide topic, but full of life’s little gems. These newsletters tell stories, share extraordinary experiences, and encourage you to reflect on your life. Read about living life online, get some true life learnings, and find little connections that will change your perspective.

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Rich Tales
Discovering Rich Tales that build Rich Life. Rich Tales is a newsletter for curious minds, looking for ideas, learnings, and stories to create a fulfilling life. Aarati Yadav is sharing her learnings as a technology leader and an entrepreneur, as well as inspirations from the writings across the web. She starts the newsletter with an original paragraph illustrating a powerful idea, that relates to a growth mindset and helps foster both personal and professional life. Rich Tales also includes curation of relevant links, quotes, and questions to make you think differently. Subscribe and get inspired!
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The Overshare
A fun, messy, honest, vulnerable, over-sharing holiday card you receive from your crazy auntie! The Overshare is aptly named. Writer Brittany Ballard, known as Baby Luck, doesn’t fear vulnerability and exposure and weaves it into her writing. The author is honest when discussing her emotions, be it something as minute as her stress over an incomplete garden, or as big as the lifelong battle with eating disorders - Brittany tells it how it is. She also frequently touches on life as a parent, not shying away from the trials and tribulations that it comes with. So if you’re looking for advice, or just trying to find someone’s writing you feel you can relate to, be sure to check out The Overshare.
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Rob Henderson’s Newsletter
Rob Henderson uses his newsletter to write about human nature, psychology, social class, TV shows, movies, political and social divisions, and more. The eclectic nature of Rob’s newsletter means you’re certain to find something in his discussions that interests you, whether it’s politics, psychology, or just a good movie. Perhaps Rob’s most famous work is his concept of luxury beliefs, an idea Rob touches on frequently throughout his work in relation to the modern approach to social justice. Rob also shares the culture and habits of the social elite to keep you clued in on the actions of the most successful people in our society. Be sure to subscribe to Rob’s newsletter as soon as possible to expand your mind to regions you’d likely never even considered before.
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Think Clearly
The Think Clearly newsletter gives you little reflection exercises to help you in your daily life, created with love and admiration. Written by Mathias Jakobsen, Think Clearly is a newsletter designed to have you reflect on your thinking and working patterns, as well as being a place for Mathias to just share his thoughts and feelings. Whether you need to manage a seemingly never-ending to-do list, make a life-changing career decision, or just want to hear why Mathias loves Paris Hilton, Think Clearly is the newsletter for you. Written and doodled by Mathias Jakobsen, the man who founded his first digital company at just 15 years old, as well as having experience in journalism, photography, and consultancy. After taking a long break of over a year, and switching platforms, Mathias is back to give you the skills to stop and think clearly in the fast-paced hustle and bustle of the modern world.
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The Monday Medley
Monday Musings from a curious individual Monday Medley started as a curated newsletter filled with articles, videos, research pieces, valuable insights, and discussions. With time it has grown into a solid publication, where Nat Eliason brings his original perspectives on everyday topics. The author is very prolific having been writing for at least three publications and building in web3 simultaneously, so every newsletter issue starts with a quick update and links to his other writings and activities. So whether it’s on business and politics or relationships and psychology - you’ll always be in for a treat. Subscribe for thought-provoking articles that would make your Monday a bit more bearable and get you in a good mood.
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The Audacity
Writing that boldly disregards normal restraints. The Audacity is a weekly newsletter where the author Roxane Gay shares her thoughts, critiques, and frustrations revolving around current trends and our society. Along with other emerging writers, she writes The Audacity newsletter to help inspire people, remove stigmas, and have humane discussions about taboos. The author focuses especially on Women, social issues, and cultural norms to give readers some eye-opening perspectives and advice. Subscribe to The Audacity for weekly posts, or go paid and enjoy The Audacity Book Club, and special subscriber-only content "like the recipes I post on Instagram".
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Maybe Baby
Chipping away at the inscrutability of modern life, popular culture, and how we feel about both. Maybe Baby is one of the leading culture newsletters on Substack. This newsletter is an attempt by Haley Nahman to understand the confusing yet exciting world around her, learning about modern life (and how to survive it) along the way. The author hopes to inspire people and offer a unique approach to life by sharing her personal stories and cultural critiques especially aiming at self-delusion, cognitive bias, mass media, and how our lives are affected by all three. Subscribe to Maybe Baby for weekly essays, recommendations, podcasts, and monthly advice where the author takes in 3 questions from readers and gives her detailed answers.
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Sidekick
Career advice, productivity hacks, entertainment, and more. If it’s worth your time, it’s in here. Sidekick is a newsletter looking to curate all the exciting and important information from across the internet into one place. The aim is simple: to help you become smarter within mere minutes. If you’re seeking to level up your career and your life Sidekick is an essential tool! Their newsletters are paced evenly throughout the week to make sure you’re always in the loop. Whether you’re looking for advice as life gradually goes back to normal, trying to figure out how to approach a job interview, or just seeking out the latest TikTok trend. Get all the information you need quickly and concisely by subscribing to Sidekick today!
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The Marginalian
The Marginalian (formerly Brain Pickings) is a one-woman labor of love, exploring what it means to live a decent, inspired, substantive life of purpose and gladness. Maria Popova scours the internet every week to share with her audience anything that has left an impact on her! Maria’s newsletters are eclectic, covering all manner of sources from philosophical texts to fairy tales, each of them being shared with the same passion regardless of what they may be. Maria never struggles to find the beauty and deeper meaning behind whatever she might be reading, often providing philosophical and insightful perspectives on things as (seemingly) binary as scientific literature! For keen yet gentle insight into all aspects of literature, the arts, and life, be sure to subscribe to The Marginalian, and hear what Maria has to share every week.
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The Curiosity Chronicle
Curiosity-inducing content and educational pieces demystifying the world of finance, money, business, and economics. The Curiosity Chronicles targets growth-minded individuals who are looking for high-signal content. From writing on topics like “dangerous mental errors in decision making” to “first principles thinking,” Sahil Bloom aims to furnish subscribers with curiosity-inducing content that will help them discover the best valuable lessons for succeeding in life and business. In his words - “If I can spark new curiosity…that leads to active thinking, learning, discussion, and personal or professional growth—I’ve done my job.” In addition to the usual deep dives, you’ll also receive the Friday curation email with 5 interesting ideas. Subscribe and learn something new every single week.
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