Newsletters on Well-being

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.

YouTopian Journey provides weekly motivation and wisdom to help you become mentally stronger and realize your potential. Starting in early 2021, YouTopian Journey is the first-of-its-kind, self-help, graphic novel that provides advice to its thousands of followers on everything from motivation to creativity. With insightful pieces delving into the cost of being creative, as well as forcing yourself to recognize your own talents, YouTopian Journey is a true essential for those looking to get through life’s daily battles. YouTopian Journey's diverse subscriber base reflects its broad range of topics, with followers from backgrounds like investing, creating, entrepreneurship, and even hacking! Don’t miss out on this newsletter and enjoy unique artwork from a custom-drawn comic book while reading.

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.

A thoughtful weekly newsletter helping you feel inspired, be productive & think critically. Dense Discovery is one of the most informative newsletters out there. Every week writer Kai Brach shares a handful of discussions in the design, tech, and cultural space. Embark on a journey of uncovering thought-provoking books, inspiring design, helpful apps and sites, and food for thought to get your brain in gear. Kai aims to educate his readers, inspire them with possibilities and get them to think and judge critically. Learn more about the world and yourself with recommendations from industry professionals, insightful videos and articles, and aesthetically pleasing designs. Subscribe to Dense Discovery and join over 36,000 readers for valuable insights, quotes, and recommendations on design, tech, psychology, philosophy, and more.

theSkimm is a mission-driven digital media company giving millennial women the information they need to live their smartest lives. No matter your interest, theSkimm has something for you. Their extensive list of topics covers everything from climate emergency to finance and mental health advice. Their newsletter, Daily Skimm, is bringing all these topics directly to you! With helpful tips such as how to stay positive on social media in the face of doom and gloom, as well as how to stay healthy at a time as crucial as this, there’s no better time to subscribe to Daily Skimm! If you want to stay even more in the loop, be sure to download theSkimm App, available now on the Apple App Store!  

Non-lame, weekly emails on the latest strategies and tactics for increasing your lifespan, healthspan, and well-being. Dr. Peter Attia is a physician focusing on the applied science of longevity. The research-driven newsletter focuses on how to live longer, be healthier, and optimize your performance. Peter Attia’s career in medicine, as a scientist, experience as an ultra-endurance athlete lends him a unique perspective. He explores strategies and tactics to increase lifespan, healthspan, and well-being, and optimize cognitive, physical, and emotional health. The newsletter takes a form of a ‘summary’. You’ll find an intro to a recent article, an overview of a podcast episode as well as links to related content. The topics range from the feeling of guilt, and the ketogenic diet to hyperbolic discounting and the limitations of scientific work.  Whether you’re just curious or wish to take charge of your well-being - subscribe and get actionable insights on how to lead a healthier life. 

Small improvements through tech. Iterate Weekly covers the intersection of technology, mindfulness, and productivity. The newsletter provides an overview and commentary of tech trends and products, all through the author's personal lens. Read about smart bathrooms, the need for a VR headset, and a digital sense of smell, and become a more informed digital citizen. Subscribe to stay up-to-date with the latest and greatest of tech and start making those small, iterative changes that will improve your life.

Today Do This chooses one story from the week’s news and suggests one simple action you can take that day to make a difference.  Every week you’ll get encouraged to do something about the things you care about. Whether it’s tackling the climate crisis, fighting discrimination, or protecting democracy, and responding to disasters - you can always find one small thing to do, that would change things for the better. Subscribe and start changing the world every day!

Letters for Creatives help you to make your creative process easier and sane. Letter for Creatives is a weekly newsletter on topics like creativity, writing, poetry, and book marketing, to name a few. Celeste Tsang shares a lot of resources to inspire. Letter for Creatives is a result you get when blogging meets curation. The author always provided her own point of view on recommendations. Sometimes the curation is made by topics like focusing on the future of work, sometimes it’s a book she read, but it always includes a poem of the week. Subscribe and kickstart your creative journey with the help of Letters for Creatives!  

Build a more fulfilling career by integrating work with your life. The Jungle Gym is a newsletter full of ideas on how to manage your career and work smarter. Nick deWilde aims to share insights about the changing nature of work to help you make better choices about your life and career. The author publishes three different types of emails: The Essay - a long-form article on the relevant topic, The Keyring - exchange with a domain expert about tools, methods, and frameworks they use to make progress in their careers and The Roundup - riffs and recommendations of good content Nick has been reading lately.  Subscribe for topics ranging from Twitter addiction and working for the internet to in’s and out’s of platform branding.