Most Productive ways to spend TIME on Internet

There are numerous websites, blogs, Youtube channels etc out there for you to make the most of your time when wired in.

 Here's a list of some blogs and websites that you can follow:
  1. Brain Pickings (Highly recommended)- Brain Pickings is a human-powered discovery engine for interestingness, a subjective lens on what matters in the world and why, bringing you things you didn’t know you were interested in — until you are. It is maintained by Maria Popova who reads over 12-13 books a week to post all the awesomeness that's in there.
  2. HowStuffWorks (HighlyRecommended) - HowStuffWorks is a wholly owned subsidiary of Discovery Communications and is the award-winning source of credible, unbiased, and easy-to-understand explanations of how the world actually works. Gamut of categories to feed your intellectual hunger.
  3. TED: Ideas worth spreading - Learn from the experts by watching under 20 minutes of mind expanding talks. Start with Sir Ken Robinson's talk:-How schools kill creativity!
  4. Investopedia- Learn everything there is to know about finance. From dictionary to tutorials, they have it all!
  5. Mind Tools - An amazing website to train you in different aspects of life!
  6. Mental Floss - An amazing website that offers random, interesting articles and facts.
  7. The Art of Manliness - Another mind expanding blog to keep you inspired and intellectually hungry. Example article The Power of Ritual: Building Shared Worlds and Bonds That Transcend the Everyday
  8. BBC - Future - Know more about the future stuff that matters. Example:Timeline of the far future
  9. Litemind .(Recommended) - Litemind is about exploring ways to use our minds efficiently. Covering articles on being more creative,thinking more clearly, boosting your brainpower, developing yourself andmore.
  10. Entrepreneur. - For all the entrepreneurs out there.The website offers some amazing insights related to entrepreneurial world.
  11. Stumbleupon (Recommended) : This helps in discovering more stuff that interests you!
  12. Big Think: They have some great stuff!
  13. The Mind Unleashed: Helps you discover yourself scientifically, culturally and intellectually. Example article: What If Everything You Were Ever Taught Was A Lie?
  14. Top Documentary Films - - Choose from a wide category and watch some interesting documentaries. Example (and favorite one): The Century of the Self (Highly recommended)
  15. Free Online Course Materials (MIT OpenCourseWare), Coursera,edX- They need no introduction!
  16. Project Gutenberg - Find over 40,000 ebooks
  17. Goodreads - Learn more about your favorite books, review them, find lists, award winning books, quotes, trivia, join reading groups etc. 
  18. Zenpecils - Meet art + inspiration + mind expansion.
  19. MAKE- DIY Projects, how-tos and inspiration from geeks, makers and hackers.
  20. Duolingo (Highly Recommended): Want to learn a new language but can't find a reliable source? Duolingo is your solution.
  21. The Muse: For some kick-ass career advice and more!
  22. Coffitivity - Did you know that cafes are one of the best places to spark your creativity? Since now you do, check out coffitivity that creates the atmosphere of a coffee shop straight from your laptop/PC.
  23. IFTT: Standing for “if this then that,” IFTTT helps different apps, online programs, and services work together to make your life way easier. Think getting the weather texted to you every morning or having your photos automatically save to Dropbox. :D
  24. Codeacademy (Highly Recommended): Extremely addictive website that helps you make the most of your time on the internet and teaches you all about the languages that back it and more!
  25. Canva: Love designing? Then here's Canva for you that makes designing insanely easy for you and the only limitation is your imagination.
  26. Sporcle: Sporcle is still the best place on the internet for testing your knowledge. You can take quizzes on any topic imaginable, which is a pretty fun way to learn new things (and also to challenge your co-workers to see who knows more about obscure TV references or countries of the world).
  27. FACTSlides → Amazing FACTS you didn't know!: FACTSlides allows you to click through a variety of random facts that not only feed your curiosity, but are also perfect fodder for the break room. For example, did you know that UPS delivery trucks save 10 million gallons of gas every year by making no left turns?
  28. 99U : An amazing blog that keeps your brain healthy by stimulating it with beautiful insights into creativity and more!
  29. Fast Company (Highly Recommended): You will never get bored of FastCo if you love business, innovation and everything in between.
  30. zenhabits: One of the most popular blogs out there. Leo's advice on life and his thoughts about stuff we take for granted is marked by extremely meticulous and perspicuous insights.
  31. Farnam Street: Recently discovered this gem of a blog. From Psychology, to books, to decision making, one can find very interesting reads on the blog.
  32. Spirit Science: Everything related to existence, life, spirituality and more.
  33. The Next Web: One of the best sources for technology and business related news. They have quite an active Youtube channel as well which is worth checking out. 
  34. Gibbon: Gibbon is an amazing source of curated knowledge from an inspiring community. It offers what they call as "playlists for learning" wherein you get to learn things via articles, videos and more - all in step by step manner.
  35. Oliver Emberton: Oliver is an inspiring writer. He is like those teachers who break a hard to understand concept of life into an example that will stay with you for a long time. I am a regular reader of his blog and I can vouch for the quality and effectiveness of his writing. Bonus: You can also follow him on Quora: Oliver Emberton.
  36. 8tracks (Highly Recommended): Go nowhere else for great music on the internet! 
  37. Digital Inspiration: Mr. Amit Agarwal authors the hugely popular and award-winning Digital Inspiration blog where he writes how-to guidesaround computer software, consumer gadgets, and web apps. You will be surprised by how much you can learn by just following his blog weekly!
  38. Less Wrong: A community blog that will make you question yourself, your life and your existence as a whole - offering you a more rational perspective on the whole. Ex article: Simulate and Defer To More Rational Selves 
  39. HubSpot Blog (Recommended): If you are a business professional (especially a Marketer) then you should not miss Hubspot at all. It's famous for its amazing and quality content on everything. Ex article:Psychology for Marketers: 9 Revealing Principles of Human Behavior.
  40. Buffer blog: Everything related to social media. They offer creative content and will never bore you with their articles. Even if you are not a social media professional, you will end up loving some of their articles. Ex article: 15 Psychological Studies That Will Boost Your Marketing.
  41. Medium : An amazing place to blog (I love their design) and be a part of a growing community of storytellers from around the world.
  42. The Whole Brain Atlas
    This is a sub-website of Harvard. It explains all about the brain including how various brain diseases occur and such stuff.
  43. Human Anatomy
    This will help you learn about the Human Anatomy. It is more of a course, but a casual learner can pick up quite a few things.
  44. http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/
    If you are interested in learning genetics, then this site is for you. Teaches a lot about genetics. It is a nice place to pick up information on your genes.
  45. http://www.dartmouth.edu/~humana...
    Basic Human Anatomy
  46. Anatomy Drill and Practice
    This site details every little thing about your anatomy, from its constituent tissues to its constituent molecules.
  47. Human Genome Project
    The Human Genome Project. Everything related to the Human Genome Project is archived here, from results to publications to funding.
  48. http://www.livescience.com/
    For news about Science.
  49. http://www.compadre.org/
    Contains resources and articles on Astronomy and Physics.
  50. http://www.gnowledge.com
    Tests on various subjects, including programming, TV shows, teaching, history, etc. You can pick up a lot of knowledge by simply frequenting this site a lot.
  51. http://science.nasa.gov/
    The name says it all.
  52. http://deoxy.org/
    Contains articles on every topic under the sun. Very interesting.
  53. http://www.todayifoundout.com/
    Learn new facts everyday.
  54. http://www.defensetech.org
    Articles relating to military power of each country.
  55. http://www.fas.org/index.html
    Again, articles related to defense and military power.
  56. http://missilethreat.com/
    A site which analyses missile power of each country. Like, for example, India just tested Agni III, so it will analyse that tests and its implications for the world.
  57. http://www.allmilitaryweapons.com/
    A catalog of the most powerful weapons on earth ever built.
  58. http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/
    All about the Indian Military.
  59. http://www.myvocabulary.com/
    Improve your vocabulary.
  60. http://etymonline.com
    For those of you interested in Etymology, this site gives the etymology of each and every word found in a standard dictionary.
  61. http://thefreedictionary.com
    Same as myvocabulary, but with a lot of difference.
  62. Visuwords™ online • Visual Dictionary, Visual Thesaurus
    Visualise each wrod. See what it is related. It will help you become fluent in English and especially in synonyms.
  63. Free online speed reading software
    Increase your reading speed. This software claims to triple your reading speed.
  64. http://virtualsalt.com
    Articles on various topics.
  65. http://dailywritingtips.com
    For those interested in writing, this site has got numerous invaluable tips.
  66. http://dailygrammar.com
    Improve your English Grammar. Helps in finding out faults in your grammar.
  67. The Story of Mankind
    The story of man since the beginning of time. Related to History. It'll be interesting for all the history buffs out there.
  68. http://authentichistory.com
    Learn about Contemporary World History.
  69. http://historylearningsite.co.uk
    A History of the United Kingdoms.
  70. ClassZone - World History
    Will help you become a modern History expert.
  71. http://www.icivics.org/
    Become a better citizen. Learn civis. Civics made so interesting, you'll probably fall in love with it.
  72. http://historylink101.com/2/gree...
    Learn  about Greek Mythology.
  73. http://listhings.com
    Take online notes. Its like sticky notes, except that its online. So you can access it from anywhere.
  74. http://www.freedos.org/
    An OS compatible with MS DOS
  75. http://geology.com
    A site based on earth sciences. It even contains articles on paleontology.
  76. http://paleosoc.org
    Paleontological society.
  77. http://english.fossiel.net
    Information on location of fossils and related stuff
  78. http://paleodatabase.org
    A database containing information on every fossil found till now.
  79. http://fossilmuseum.net
    The evolution of fossils.
  80. http://www.biography.com/
    Biography of famous people.
  81. http://immunicity.org
    Circumvent censorship
  82. http://breathingearth.net
    Simulates real time Carbon Dioxide data.

Now some Youtube channels that you can follow!
  1. TED-Ed (Highly Recommended): TED-Ed’s commitment to creating lessons worth sharing is an extension of TED’s mission of spreading great ideas. Within TED-Ed’s growing library of lessons, you will find carefully curated educational videos, many of which represent collaborations between talented educators and animators nominated through the TED-Ed platform.
  2. Shots of Awe (Highly Recommended) - Jason Silva (the host of Brain Games) will certainly blow your mind! 
  3. thenewboston (Recommended): You will learn more by watching Bucky Roberts teach you stuff than by spending time anywhere else. From Photoshop to Python to C++ to Java to Adobe Effects - you name it!
  4. How to start a startup: Everything about how to start a startup, for free, from some of the world experts. The series of lectures offer close to 1,000 minutes of content if you watch it all.
  5. Veritasium
  6. Vsauce (Highly Recommended)
  7. MinutePhysics 
  8. Numberphile 
  9. SciShow 
  10. AsapSCIENCE(Highly Recommended)
  11. The RSA 
  12. Big Think (Recommended)
  13. eHow (Recommended)
  14. SmarterEveryDay


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