things to do instead of doomscrolling <3

29/08/2025

full credits to ‘instead of doomscrolling’ on substack for these! i just cherry picked the ones i was interested in, go read her substack! *notes in each are direct quotes from her substack as well, but ratings are my personal opinions*

newsletters 📜

purple magazine (fashion & art, editorial, current events)

dazed (fashion & art, culture, beauty)

emergence magazine (ecology, culture, spirituality)

the yale review (essays, literature, poetry)

the paris review (fiction, poetry, writer interviews)

africa is a country (african politics & culture)

al majalla (middle east politics, society, culture)

the ideas letter (critique, global politics, activism)

byline (contemporary & pop culture, personal essays)

psyche (psychology, healing, spirituality)

aeon (philosophy, culture, society)

podcasts 📻

a mug of insights (learning, reading, self improvement)

clearpilled with sigh swoon (spirituality, internet culture, philosophy)

wild geese (creativity, slow living, meaning)

how to by the atlantic (advice, expert interviews)

interviews 🎙️

stanford psychology podcast (research, interviews)

philosophise this! (philosophy, accessible education)

the slowdown (poetry, daily readings)

the lonely palette (art analysis, storytelling)

the great women artists (art history, interviews)

the a24 process (films, creative process)

on being (ethics, meaning, spiritual enquiry)

youtube channels 🎞️

great art explained (art history, analysis)

eternalised (philosophy, psychology, meaning)

the financial diet (personal finances, politics, consumerism)

manifestelle (femininity, cultural commentary)

oliSUNvia (philosophy, internet culture)

fun corners of the internet 🧸

are.na (visual organisation & archiving platform)

arca (media curation platform)

longreads (weekly reading picks)

the creative independent (artist interviews, creative process)

perfectly imperfect (curated recs, internet culture)

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