Meet Substack's Most Compelling Writers Who Will Transform Your Thinking
Your Curated Guide to Substack's Most Influential Voices.
Welcome to this week's newsletter!
Today, I'm excited to share a curated list of some of Substack's most influential writers who are reshaping how they are reshaping our thinking, productivity, and data-driven decision-making.
These voices have carved out unique niches and built engaged communities around their expertise.
Policy & Current Events
Matt Yglesias
A former Vox co-founder who brings sharp, data-informed analysis to policy debates.
His work challenges conventional wisdom on both sides of the political aisle, offering nuanced takes on economics, housing, and social policy.
Heather Cox Richardson
A historian who masterfully connects America's past with its present.
Her daily letters provide essential context to current events, helping readers understand today's headlines through the lens of historical patterns and precedents.
Zeynep Tufekci
A sociologist and technology scholar who brings unique insight to the intersection of technology, society, and politics.
Her analysis of complex systems helps readers understand everything from pandemic responses to social movements.
Mental Health & Productivity
Scott Alexander
A psychiatrist whose writing spans rationality, science, and mental health.
He brings academic rigor to complex topics while remaining remarkably accessible and thought-provoking.
Anne Helen Petersen
A cultural critic who explores burnout, modern work culture, and generational change, she has struck a chord with readers navigating modern career challenges through her analysis of workplace dynamics and societal pressures.
One Productivity
You get actionable productivity hacks delivered straight to your inbox.
Ideas come from the most successful people—like Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, David Allen, Tim Ferriss, Tony Robbins, and Cal Newport—and can save you hours per week.
Meredith Farkas
The blog is authored by Meredith Farkas, a community college librarian, educator, speaker, and former American Libraries columnist (2007-2021), and has been continuously published since 2004.
Nir Eyal
Nir Eyal writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. Nir previously taught as a Lecturer in Marketing at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford.
Nir co-founded and sold two tech companies in 2003 and was dubbed by The M.I.T. Technology Review as “The Prophet of Habit-Forming Technology.”
Bloomberg Businessweek wrote, “Nir Eyal is the habits guy. Want to understand how to get app users to come back again and again? Then Eyal is your man.”
Research & Data Analysis
Michael Horn
This newsletter is for those who believe we can help all individuals build their passions, fulfill their human potential, and live a life of purpose.
It’s for those who believe that innovation can help us abandon a standardized, monolithic education system and create a set of options that recognize each person as an individual and treat them with dignity.
He’s the co-founder of the Clayton Christensen Institute, a nonprofit think tank; an adjunct lecturer at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education; and coauthor of multiple books on the future of learning and development more broadly, including:
The national bestselling book Job Moves: 9 Steps for Making Progress in Your Career
Disrupting Class coauthored with Clayton Christensen
and Choosing College: How to Make Better Learning Decisions Throughout Your Life
And, Finally, My Substack Inspirations (I cannot Miss)
and many more :)Each writer brings a unique perspective to their field. They combine expertise with engaging writing styles, making complex topics accessible and actionable.
As you explore their work, you'll find that many of their insights intersect in fascinating ways, creating a rich platform of modern thought leadership.
Which voices resonate most with your interests? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
Thanks so much for the mention Anshul! I appreciate this a lot :)
Genuinely love what you're creating here. And just discovered creators I didn't know yet, beautiful.
this is awesome, thank you! :)