Quality Content
In this section I have listed my favourite stuff, which I will recommend to anyone. The internet is brimming with unlimited sources and information. It becomes important to cut through the crap and find stuff that really adds value to our wisdom. Therefore, here I have listed channels, blogs and people who I follow in order to live a better, well-informed life. Enjoy!YouTube channels that inspire me:
- Einzelganger: Ancient philosophical wisdom for modern life. His videos on Taoism, Stoicism, Buddhism and other schools of thought are too good. They focus a lot on problems in modern culture, consumerism, hustle-culture and give great advice on seeking inner peace, inspied by great philosophers
- The School of Life: Another channel with lots of wisdom to offer. They also focus on topics such as mental health, relationships, modern culture, childhood experiences, parenting and love. The breadth of topics this channel covers is astounding as much as the impeccable quality and to-the-point advice.
- Mark Manson: He is the author of the bestseller The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck. He takes timeless wisdom and modern scientific research and packages it so well for modern viewers that he sounds like a trusted friend rather than an influencer. Filled with amazing stock images and humorous punches, his videos have impacted my life in great ways!
- Buddhism: This channel contains short life advice videos based on Buddhist ideas. I love the serene and calm manner of the speaker monk. Listening to him calms me down and uplifts my mood.
- Dhruv Rathee: Well curated videos about Indian history, current affairs and many more.
- Abhi and Niyu: Well curated videos about Indian history, current affairs and many more.
My Favourite Blogs:
- Collaborative Fund: Morgan Housel, the author of The Psychology of Money is one of the contributors at Collab Fund. Morgan's multidisciplinary wisdom and his ability to find connections between different fields and topics and ultimately applying them to finance and life is just unparalleled
- Mark Manson (Life Advice that Doesn't Suck): Simply amazing articles. Great style of writing, combining humor and wisdom. I love Mark's no-nonsense manner of conveying some hard-hitting advice on life.
- Einzelganger: This blog contains the scripts of the videos on the Einzelganger Youtube channel (linked above).
Amazing people that I look up to (list not exhaustive):
Scientists and Researchers
- Yuval Noah Harari
- Richard Dawkins
- Sam Harris
- Daniel Kahneman
- Neil deGrasse Tyson
- David Eagleman
- Barry Schwartz
Authors (non-fiction), content creators and other smart people
"Authors" is a category of people I almost entirely respect but here are some of the very prominent names that come to my mind:- Morgan Housel
- Mark Manson
- Matt Haig
- Alain de Botton
- William Irvine
- Thich Nhat Hanh
Authors (fiction):
- Agatha Christie
- Brandon Sanderson
- Khaled Hosseini
- Patrick Rothfuss
- Alex Michaelides
- Andy Weir
- Anthony Horowitz