This is truly amazing! Thank you so much for creating this list. I can only imagine how much time and effort this took. It’s not unnoticed and it’s extremely appreciated!
I love this, and am keen to pick through some of the ones I’m less familiar with. Discovering new stuff is fun and I’m really grateful to have discovered your Substack.
I have a question, which is how do you filter what you decide to read/listen to watch without getting overwhelmed? Whenever I’m on any of these sites I find myself wanting to read everything, then rushing through it all without taking it in, and then getting burnout and ignoring this part of my life for months on end ad infinitum
Thank you Kane for the kind words! I totally understand how you’re feeling as it is something I find myself struggling with at times as well, so here are some of the ways I have been able to manage it.
First I diversify what I consume, so I know every week I usually will read at least 3 essays/articles, 2 substack posts, 1 video, and 1 podcast. This leaves me to check off one piece of long form media per day of the week. Some times it’s more depending on what is going on in my life at the moment but I try my best to not over do it because when I do, I find that I stop reflecting on them and forming my own thoughts and opinions on them.
Another thing I do is I generally seek out pieces regarding topics or themes I am particularly interested by at the moment. I noticed that throughout my life there are things that seem to take a forefront in my interests, it could be because of personal circumstances, books I’m reading or just general current events. Holding on to this thread not only provides a guide but also a deeper understanding and ability to make connections with other topics I have explored previously.
Linking this to what I said previously, whenever you have the time or the “itch” to consume a lot of media, doing deep dives is so so fun as you jump from reference to reference and internalize whatever topic you’re researching significantly better.
Finally, knowing that there is always time is really important. Even though some times I feel like I want to read absolutely everything that I find, I know it is not realistic or sustainable. Bookmarking and saving things has been a total game changer (Arca is really useful for this), whether I just leave some tabs open for later or add videos to my watch later folder on youtube, I always know that there is no rush as there are always pieces waiting for me.
Hope you found this useful and thank you so much for reading 🌟🌟🌟
Wow okay thank you so much for the very thorough reply. What an absolute diamond. This is really helpful and I’ll take some time to digest and start putting into practice. Extremely useful, and much appreciated ❤️
I also highly recommend The Marginalian by Maria Popova. It's a newsletter covering wide array of topics from arts, philosophy, writing, culture and many more. Her articles are just the embodiment of passion and grit for writing and arts. From what I can remember, she is also working alone in maintaining the newsletter which makes it exponentially impressive. To arts, I also recommend reading through Art's and Culture by Google! Almost everything that you need to know about arts are situated there, and I really like their interface.
Overall, this was such a prolific lists! I admire your thirst for knowledge to have reach this kind of list. I owe you a ton for my brain picks 🤗
I adore The Marginalian !!! I remember in high school I used to use the Art’s and Culture site by google sooo much but I completely forgot about it until I read your comment, will definitely dive back into it and thank you for the reminder <3
This is so useful, great list. If you're into video essays on anything film related, I'd like to recommend CinemaStix on youtube. He makes great content on a diverse set of topics ranging from acting and directing to cinematography and sound design, and it's always interesting to see which film he covers next. I've learned a lot from him about things I never really even thought about before, highly recommend.
I’m new to Substack but have enjoyed it so far, I have made the transition to go from tiktok to other media sources this being one however I still found myself looking for other outlets to build my collection as tiktok provided such a variety of content. So this post I genuinely feel I was supposed to find I stumbled across this post this morning and have been looking forward to looking through all the suggestions of yours, and genuinely feel so excited to begin the journey I have found a few outlets I can’t wait to visit. Thank you for this you may have just changed the course of my days for the better!
messages like yours are the reason I do this :) this makes me so unbelievably happy, I’m glad to be of help !!! wishing you the best as you go on this journey ❤️
Thanks for compiling this so diligently. Could you also share how you deduce their independency from main stream? Reason being, I want to see if I can use the same methodology against what I am consuming.
thank you for reading !! my best tip for you is whenever you find a new publication make sure to do a bit of research on it, usually just going to their about page or a quick google search tells me everything I need to know. Some times it also happens to be through trial and error, I may come across a piece whose arguments seem a bit skewed and I then realize they are backed by large corporations whose values don’t necessarily align with mine. Hope this answered your question :)
Since I've found Substack I've been wanting to find more niche articles and news to read on a daily basis, this is literally the guide I've been looking for!! Already saved several videos and podcast episodes to draw and clean with, plus all the magazines I sent to myself to check out. Seriously, this is exactly what I wanted to find on the internet, thank you!!
I only wish I could find a guide like this on spanish too, I've started consumimg so much english media I fear I might be neglecting my mother language.
Honestly same !!! I’ve been slowly trying to find more content in Spanish so once I manage to find a decent amount of resources I will for sure be sharing :)
This is an incredible curation—so much of what’s offered here counters the “algorithmic drift” we’ve all gotten used to. It’s wild how much of modern media is designed to stimulate without satisfying. Building your own intentional input stack feels like the most underrated form of cognitive self-defense. Bookmarked—and deeply appreciated.
Thank you so very much!! I cannot wait to be on the bus or in the car bored out of my mind and pull up this list. I often find myself stuck in a loop of never ending scrolling. Can’t thank you enough :)
This is truly amazing! Thank you so much for creating this list. I can only imagine how much time and effort this took. It’s not unnoticed and it’s extremely appreciated!
thank you so much this means the world 🥹
I love this, and am keen to pick through some of the ones I’m less familiar with. Discovering new stuff is fun and I’m really grateful to have discovered your Substack.
I have a question, which is how do you filter what you decide to read/listen to watch without getting overwhelmed? Whenever I’m on any of these sites I find myself wanting to read everything, then rushing through it all without taking it in, and then getting burnout and ignoring this part of my life for months on end ad infinitum
Thank you Kane for the kind words! I totally understand how you’re feeling as it is something I find myself struggling with at times as well, so here are some of the ways I have been able to manage it.
First I diversify what I consume, so I know every week I usually will read at least 3 essays/articles, 2 substack posts, 1 video, and 1 podcast. This leaves me to check off one piece of long form media per day of the week. Some times it’s more depending on what is going on in my life at the moment but I try my best to not over do it because when I do, I find that I stop reflecting on them and forming my own thoughts and opinions on them.
Another thing I do is I generally seek out pieces regarding topics or themes I am particularly interested by at the moment. I noticed that throughout my life there are things that seem to take a forefront in my interests, it could be because of personal circumstances, books I’m reading or just general current events. Holding on to this thread not only provides a guide but also a deeper understanding and ability to make connections with other topics I have explored previously.
Linking this to what I said previously, whenever you have the time or the “itch” to consume a lot of media, doing deep dives is so so fun as you jump from reference to reference and internalize whatever topic you’re researching significantly better.
Finally, knowing that there is always time is really important. Even though some times I feel like I want to read absolutely everything that I find, I know it is not realistic or sustainable. Bookmarking and saving things has been a total game changer (Arca is really useful for this), whether I just leave some tabs open for later or add videos to my watch later folder on youtube, I always know that there is no rush as there are always pieces waiting for me.
Hope you found this useful and thank you so much for reading 🌟🌟🌟
Wow okay thank you so much for the very thorough reply. What an absolute diamond. This is really helpful and I’ll take some time to digest and start putting into practice. Extremely useful, and much appreciated ❤️
Just spend a few bucks and sign up to thebrowser.com. They are very good at picking stuff you would never find…
I also highly recommend The Marginalian by Maria Popova. It's a newsletter covering wide array of topics from arts, philosophy, writing, culture and many more. Her articles are just the embodiment of passion and grit for writing and arts. From what I can remember, she is also working alone in maintaining the newsletter which makes it exponentially impressive. To arts, I also recommend reading through Art's and Culture by Google! Almost everything that you need to know about arts are situated there, and I really like their interface.
Overall, this was such a prolific lists! I admire your thirst for knowledge to have reach this kind of list. I owe you a ton for my brain picks 🤗
I adore The Marginalian !!! I remember in high school I used to use the Art’s and Culture site by google sooo much but I completely forgot about it until I read your comment, will definitely dive back into it and thank you for the reminder <3
I am sooooo impressed by Arts and Culture by Google. Thanks!
This is so useful, great list. If you're into video essays on anything film related, I'd like to recommend CinemaStix on youtube. He makes great content on a diverse set of topics ranging from acting and directing to cinematography and sound design, and it's always interesting to see which film he covers next. I've learned a lot from him about things I never really even thought about before, highly recommend.
sounds super interesting, will for sure check it out thank you !!!
I’m new to Substack but have enjoyed it so far, I have made the transition to go from tiktok to other media sources this being one however I still found myself looking for other outlets to build my collection as tiktok provided such a variety of content. So this post I genuinely feel I was supposed to find I stumbled across this post this morning and have been looking forward to looking through all the suggestions of yours, and genuinely feel so excited to begin the journey I have found a few outlets I can’t wait to visit. Thank you for this you may have just changed the course of my days for the better!
messages like yours are the reason I do this :) this makes me so unbelievably happy, I’m glad to be of help !!! wishing you the best as you go on this journey ❤️
Ologies by Alie Ward is also a fantastic podcast about a bunch of different science themed things! Would definitely recommend to any curious folks!
sounds super interesting, will definitely check it out !!!
Such a detailed list omg! Let's Talk about Myths Baby is a long time fave so I'll be sure to check out some of the rest of these recommendations
hope you found some fun things to add to your rotation :)
Thanks for compiling this so diligently. Could you also share how you deduce their independency from main stream? Reason being, I want to see if I can use the same methodology against what I am consuming.
thank you for reading !! my best tip for you is whenever you find a new publication make sure to do a bit of research on it, usually just going to their about page or a quick google search tells me everything I need to know. Some times it also happens to be through trial and error, I may come across a piece whose arguments seem a bit skewed and I then realize they are backed by large corporations whose values don’t necessarily align with mine. Hope this answered your question :)
Such a great list!!
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Since I've found Substack I've been wanting to find more niche articles and news to read on a daily basis, this is literally the guide I've been looking for!! Already saved several videos and podcast episodes to draw and clean with, plus all the magazines I sent to myself to check out. Seriously, this is exactly what I wanted to find on the internet, thank you!!
I only wish I could find a guide like this on spanish too, I've started consumimg so much english media I fear I might be neglecting my mother language.
Honestly same !!! I’ve been slowly trying to find more content in Spanish so once I manage to find a decent amount of resources I will for sure be sharing :)
This is an incredible curation—so much of what’s offered here counters the “algorithmic drift” we’ve all gotten used to. It’s wild how much of modern media is designed to stimulate without satisfying. Building your own intentional input stack feels like the most underrated form of cognitive self-defense. Bookmarked—and deeply appreciated.
What a great list. Saving these and can’t wait to come back to them. I’ve downloaded most of the podcast episodes!
hope you enjoy them as much as I did :)
Thank you so very much!! I cannot wait to be on the bus or in the car bored out of my mind and pull up this list. I often find myself stuck in a loop of never ending scrolling. Can’t thank you enough :)
happy to help !!!
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Love this so much. Respect and kindest regards from Carol Power in Johannesburg
This is wonderful! Thank you so much :)