Let’s face it: who actually enjoys checking their email? With hundreds of messages piling up in our inboxes each day, it’s a must for every citizen of the Internet to be deliberate about what emails we receive. Nobody wants to be missing critical client emails because they’re buried under piles of social media notifications.
In spite of these headaches, there is a wealth of newsletters out there that will make your daily email-checking habit actually fulfilling. Email subscriptions are a great way to get regular updates and fresh content from a wide variety of topics straight to our inbox.
Here are some of our favorite subscriptions:
Brain Pickings
Brain Pickings is the best online subscription out there for anyone who is constantly looking for inspiration and is curious about art, science, philosophy, and creativity. Founder Maria Popova, who calls herself an “interestingness hunter-gatherer, and curious mind at large,” curated online content before it became cool. Since founding Brain Pickings 13 years ago, she has fought to maintain her publication advertisement-free.
Where to sign up: https://www.brainpickings.org/
Marketing Dive
If you want to learn more about growing your brand and reaching more people, Marketing Dive is a great resource that covers marketing technology, social media, advertising, analytics, and more. This daily newsletter is followed by over 264,000 subscribers.
Where to sign up: https://www.marketingdive.com/
David Hauser
David Hauser is an entrepreneur who founded several startups including Grasshopper, Chargify, and ReturnPath. His no-frills weekly newsletter, which currently has over 10,000 subscribers, shares David’s thoughts and tips on living a successful and happy life, covering topics such as entrepreneurship, health, money, family, travel, and productivity.
Sign up here: https://www.davidhauser.com/
Next Draft
Dave Pell puts together some of the Internet’s most interesting stories in this daily newsletter. He visits around 75 news sites each time and picks the 10 most interesting items of the day to share with his subscribers. The content is funny and entertaining yet also smart and insightful.
Where to sign up: https://nextdraft.com/
Recomendo
Recomendo is a simple weekly newsletter that features six recommendations from six different people. Topics cover life hacks, apps, books. and others.
Where to sign up: http://recomendo.com/
Weekend Briefing
Weekend Briefing is written by Harvard Law School lecturer and book author Kyle Westaway. The newsletters come in once a week on Saturday mornings and cover topics pertaining to innovation and society.
Where to sign up: https://kylewestaway.com/weekend-briefing/
Austin Kleon’s Newsletter
From the author of bestselling book Steal Like an Artist comes this exciting email subscription that covers writing, art, music, and creativity.
Where to sign up: http://austinkleon.com/newsletter/
What about your favorite newsletter?
You’re bound to already have something great coming into your inbox regularly; tell us about why you love it in the comments!
