Substacks recommended by Martin Prior

Recommended by Martin Prior

On wriggling through a creative life—with lessons and insights from novelists, painters, poets, filmmakers, and musicians delivered to your inbox every other Tuesday. From the author of Daily Rituals: How Artists Work.

The Feel Good Life

By Dr. Mariana Calleja Ross

Hi! I'm Dr. Mariana, an MD writing a good dose of health, emotions, prevention, empathy and hope. In essence: health made easy + everything that makes life feel good! No medical jargon, just cool learning and good vibes. 😉

The Prism

By Gurwinder

A guide to navigating the digital age

✍️ Make Writing Your Job

By Team

Land high-paying remote writing jobs, pitch calls, grants, residencies, and contests -- delivered straight to your inbox. Plus access our exclusive class library. ✨ New jobs posted 5x/week. Writers are getting hired every day — don’t miss out.

The Ink-Smudged Writing Desk

By Helen Redfern

exploring the messy, beautiful process of creativity — the hidden stories behind books, films, music, and my own writing journey

Think Again

By Dr Naomi Fisher

Making Childhood Fit for Children

Really Good Business Ideas

By Casandra

Really good business ideas to help you start and grow a profitable business (including on Substack). All ideas are backed by research and analysis.

Geopolitics Explained

By Dylan Muggleton

The world around us can be scary. But we're often more scared of what we don't understand. I help by addressing problems and seeking solutions to the biggest issues in the world today, through the scope of geopolitics and financial markets.

Backstage Pass

By Mack Collier

Strategic direction for creators looking to improve subscriber engagement, acquisition and retention.

Examined

By Ryan McCormick

Vital and overlooked ideas your family doctor might share - if only we had more time.

A brilliant array of articles and advice.

- Martin Prior

The Bored Millennial

By Marie

Follow a journey of growth, failure, and realness to what it takes to find yourself as an average, down-to-earth millennial woman. Currently on a sabbatical. I figure out life while writing ✍️

Everything Is Amazing

By Mike

A newsletter about asking better questions & a romp through science in search of a good "wow!" you can feel down to your boots.

Stress-Free Living

By Sikieng Sok

A weekly newsletter that unlocks a stress-free life—effortlessly. Discover simple insights that dissolve stress naturally. No hacks, no effort—just a shift in understanding that changes everything.

Are You Okay?

By Dr. Lucy McBride

Straight talk & evidence-based health advice that fits your life

Find Your Awesome

By Kelsey Abbott

Helping you live an awesome, joyful, ease-filled, soul-aligned life.

Follow Your Gut

By Elin Petronella

The artist life and business for the dream-driven artists and writers who are fed up with gut-wrenching advice

Conquering Burnout

By Jani

Newsletter about Burnout Awareness, Prevention and Recovery

Burnout is one of those things that can creep up on us. Jani covers all the bases in his newsletter with ways to tackle stress, changing our habits for the better and resources to help you learn more about burnout. Worth checking out and hitting subscribe for the latest posts.

- Martin Prior

Future-Focused

By Christopher Lind

Bridging the rapidly changing intersection of business, technology, and human experience so you can always stay ten steps ahead.

Ultra Successful

By Dr. Gurner

Start your week with the most successful people on Earth. Mindset, strategies, and habits of the ultra successful you can use today.

TV's Moral Philosophy

By Andrew Heard

Exploring the moral and ethical concepts involved in bringing TV and other mediums to life.

Changing Lives

By Wendi Gordon

Mental and spiritual health wisdom, resources, and practices for people who want to change lives, starting with theirs.

Unwind

By Mansi Kwatra

Breaking the shackles of a life on autopilot through intentionality. Plus, occasional anecdotes about my experiences, observations and everyday life.

Brilliant posts aimed at helping you live a more fulfilling life. Check it out.

- Martin Prior

Something Greater

By Dylan Muggleton

Lessons and reminders to myself, from myself. Different viewpoints. Different methods of thought. Exploring mental models, principles, biases, and personal values. All with the aim of living a more meaningful, happy life through actionable advice.

Hello, Adversity

By Chris Anselmo

A newsletter about how to face life’s storms with clarity, courage, and hope.

Christopher’s posts are always a great read. There’s a clear message delivered in a laid back and engaging tone. Suggest you sign up to more of this!

- Martin Prior

Beautiful Minds Newsletter

By Scott Barry Kaufman

This newsletter gives insights into creativity, well-being, and self-actualization. I'm a cognitive scientist who has studied the science of human potential for the past 20 years and I'm excited to share what I've learned to help you grow and develop.

The Solopreneur Stack

By David McIlroy

Helping you become (and remain) a successful solopreneur.

Generation Tech

By Jean M. Twenge

Psychologist and author Jean M. Twenge shares the latest research on teens & social media, generational differences, and trends in mental health -- plus tips for finding a better balance with technology.

QUALITY BOSS

By Brie Ransom

Empowering women in tech, leaders, and quality engineers.

Venture Curator

By VC's Newsletter From Venture Crew

Steal proven tactics from top founders and elite investors. Join 45,000+ for exclusive insights for free.

Writing Wednesdays

By Matt Lillywhite

My newsletter is about writing, reading, and why storytelling is important.

News and Updates

Honest musings on the twists and turns of leaning into creativity and see behind the scenes of my Substack journey. *NEW* Side Quest Queens: A supportive, fun, like-minded community for distractible queens.👑

NEW ECONOMIES

By Ollie Forsyth

NEW ECONOMIES is your regular newsletter that discovers the latest technology trends shaping our world.

Run to Write: Where Movement & Writing Meet

By Julie

Personal stories through the lens of running and writing— how they both teach us about endurance, discovery, and showing up.

AI Can Do That? 🔍

By Bette A. Ludwig

For curious humans who want to use and understand AI. I write for educators, parents, and busy people who want to stay in the know without having to sift through it all. If that's you, then you're in the right place.

Getting Better

By Giacomo Falcone

Evidence-based insights to grow your career and get better at life.

A great companion to Never Stop Learning. Embrace the science for an improved career today.

- Martin Prior

Flunder Wine World

By Luke Flunder

Recommendations, insights and plenty of wine convos. 2026 is going to be big! Join the journey.

Pathless by Paul Millerd

Unexpected takes on the modern world of work. Paul explores our obsession with work and the default path of success and tries to imagine new possibilities for how we can conceive of life, work & what matters.

WorkmanShit

By Neela 🌶️

Join a community of humans trying to make sense of a world where work is life, life is work and both are full of shit.

Reclaiming Creativity

By Jo

Creative time often slips down our list of priorities. Join the discussion as we work together to find and implement ways to reclaim time and energy for our creative practices.

Get Together

Your trail guide for building a community

The Noble Try

By Isabel Cowles Murphy // TNT

Reflections on motherhood & creative ambition. For people who ache for the sacred, wink at the profane and hold the deepest stuff lightly.

Contemplations

By Tahia (Sherebanou) Fakhri

Life and what it does to you

Podup

By Adam

ONLY for lifelong learners. Fuel your ambition with insights from the world’s greatest business podcasts. Subscribe for $0 today.

Wandering the Grey

By Tobi Ogunnaike

Vulnerable reflections on travel, food, and work from a former Silicon Valley engineer pursuing a creative career. Escape and reflect with a wanderer.

After Babel

By Jon Haidt

A free weekly newsletter where Jon Haidt and his team make sense of how technology is reshaping society — and offer practical guidance on how we can respond.

Homo Imaginari

By James F. Richardson

popular social science thinking for curious folks.

Polymathic Being

By Michael Woudenberg

Polymathic Being is a place to explore counterintuitive insights across multiple domains. These essays take common topics and explore them from different perspectives and disciplines and, in doing so, come up with unique insights and solutions.

How to Write for a Living

By David McIlroy

Writers should get paid for doing what they love. Subscribe now to get my FREE 7-day email course, Substack Launchpad.

Kindling by Laura Oldfield

Writing about the space between burnout and blazing. ✍️ Coach, teacher and mum of 3 helping bright, ambitious women reignite purpose and ambition. It’s time to tend to your own kindling again. 🪵🔥 Essays on ambition, clarity and creativity in midlife.