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Musings Of A Caring Techie

By Irina Stanescu

A Newsletter about Humans & Technology

Infinite Play

By Nat Eliason

Nat Eliason's newsletter on the philosophy of work, life, and money. Struggling to answer the unanswerable. "The true opponent, the enfolding boundary, is the player himself."

The Convivial Society

By L. M. Sacasas

Thinking about technology, society, and the good life.

The Art of Noticing

By Rob Walker Art of Noticing

Ideas, inspiration, and prompts for creativity, work, and staying human. From author Rob Walker.

Just Enough to Get Me in Trouble

By Lyle McKeany

Hanging out at the intersection between the stories we tell and the stories we tell ourselves. Personal, vulnerable, and sometimes funny essays from a husband, father, and disability advocate, delivered every Saturday at exactly 8:08 am PT.

If you haven’t read “How To Write Better Stories In 4 Easy Steps“, do so now! Lyle is an expert writer, and has one of my all time favorite substacks.

- Zac Solomon

The Ethical Skeptic

By Ethical Skeptic ☀

Challenging Pseudo-Skepticism, its Agency and Cultivated Ignorance

Noahpinion

By Noah Smith

Economics and other interesting stuff

Noah is consistently publishing thoughtful articles that will challenge how you think the world works. Subscribe now. Your life will be substantially better after doing so.

- Zac Solomon

Everything Is Amazing

By Mike Sowden

A newsletter about seeing more, feeling more, and asking better questions. Curiosity makes everything better - but can it be *learned*? Let's find out.

Stories by Shiv

By Shivani

Narratives to better understand our world.

Shiv has this incredible ability to take complicated ideas, and make them profoundly simple. Also the illustrations are the cherry on top!

- Zac Solomon

Apricitas Economics

By Joseph Politano

Data-driven Insights on Economics, Business, Finance, and Public Policy.

Not Boring by Packy McCormick

Tech, web3, optimism, and strategy... but Not Boring

Packy's substack does a fantastic job of tackling questions around web 3 and founder mentality. One of my most highly recommended newsletters!

- Zac Solomon

Late Checkout - a Substack by Greg Isenberg

High quality insights on internet communities, building products communities love and startups. This will get your creative juices flowing.

Cents of Direction

By Trevor

A concoction of finance, economics, psychology, history, and personal stories. In other words - the most relatable personal finance writing you've ever read to provide you with a Cents of Direction

Impactful writing that is't going to waste your time with frilly prose.

- Zac Solomon