In June I posted a list of excellent personal development sites. Today I have more to share.
These sites offer real, practical information that you can use in your everyday life. They motivate you to be a better person. I find these sites inspirational, and I read them regularly. They’re not directly related to money, but the skills they impart will certainly help you in all aspects of your life, including personal finance.
Of the sites on my original list, I still regularly visit these:
- 43 Folders (“Personal productivity, life hacks, and simple ways to make your life a little better.”)
- Steve Pavlina (“Personal development for smart people.”)
- Lifehacker (“The personal productivity and software guide.”)
- Signal Without Noise (A weblog on entreprenurship and marketing.)
- Soctt H. Young (“Get the most out of your life!”)
- I Will Teach You To Be Rich (“Personal finance and personal entrepreneurship for young people.”)
- Open Loops (“Because it’s your time.”)
- Slacker Manager (“Paving the path of least resistance so you don’t trip and fall.”)
- The Lazy Way to Success (“Success through cleverly avoiding work but still getting the job done.”)
- Productivity Goal (“A discussion about work productivity, time management, organization, tools and tips.”)
- What’s the Next Action? (“A weblog about Getting Things Done.”)
Get Rich Slowly readers also suggested some sites. I looked at every one. Those that I still follow are:
- Paul’s Tips (“What I’ve learned about life and how it can help you!”)
- D*I*Y Planner (“Paper, productivity, & passion.”)
- lifehack.org (“Daily digest and pointers on produtivity, getting things done, and lifehacks.”)
- The Occupational Adventure (“Passion, meaning, 360-degree abundance.”)
- Mind Hacks (“Tricks to find out what’s going on inside your brain.”)
- Solution Watch (“Your descriptive source of solutions.”)
- Life Coaches Blog (“Strategies for a greater life.”)
- The Practice of Leadership (“It’s only in the practice of leadership that we influence our world.”)
Since the original post four months ago, I’ve discovered additional sites with personal development content:
- Signal vs. Noise (“A weblog by 37signals about entrepreneurship, design, experience, simplicity, and more.”)
- Cognitive Daily (“A new cognitive psychology article every day”)
- Mutual Improvement (“Personal development, happiness, statistics, emotions, neurobiology, cognitive science and all the things that make life worth living.”)
- Dumb Little Man (“Tips for life.”)
- The Positivity Blog (“Put some personal development and positivity into your life.”)
- Wheaties for Your Wallet (“Giving consumers the power they need.”)
- Joe’s Goals (“Free online goals tracker.”)
What about you? Which sites do you read for positive information on self-improvement? I would love to continue adding to this list, to share it a couple times each year.
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Hey, thanks for the mention JD! I read your blog regularly too, and I hope you find mine of value
Here’s one I’ve found recently which I love:
http://christinekane.com/blog/
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Love your site. Thanks so much for the expanded sites. Personal development is so key in a rapid changing world. You’re in my feed so I’m reading daily!
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we’ve recently a 3 month experiment and tour of time management/productivity systems here:
http://www.donationcoder.com/Forums/bb/index.php?board=196.0
the idea is to help people experiment with different techniques (GTD, DIT, etc.).
to go along with it we’ew also posting audio interviews with some big names like David Allen (GTD author) here:
http://podcast.donationcoder.com/
Everyone is welcome – we’re a small site so please stop by and say hello
-mouser
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While technically a corporate blog focused on information for executives and entrepreneurs, the N2growth Blog has plenty of personal development content. It can be viewed at http://www.n2growth.com/blog
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Hey JD – thanks a lot for the mention here. I would never have imagined anyone putting Dumb Little Man in the same universe as these other great sites.
Thanks again and good luck to you.
Jay White
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Here’s a good one: Martial Arts for Personal Development.
http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/
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Thanks a lot for the mention and for the other recommendations (it helped me find Dumb Little Man).
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I would like to submit mine for consideration also, but it is more on the spiritual side than the physical side.
Enjoy!
http://charleshamel.com
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Hey J.D.,
Check this one out.
http://www.alexshalman.com
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This is also a good one http://www.madetobegreat.com . Check it out.
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I just found this post, after adding my comment to the original one where you asked this question, but here is a blog I found that always lifts me up and makes me want to be a better person:
A Better You blog at http://www.abetteryoublog.com
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J.D.,
maybe you’d like to check out my bilingual blog http://www.evomend.net. Probably, the motto says it best:
“Methods change.
Jobs change.
People change.
Evomend is offering timeless resources for personal organization.”
Keep up the good work, and thanks for the wealth of resources you keep providing!
Rolf
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A newbie on the scene but worth a look for sure.
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I have recently started Personal Development for the Book Smart. Do check it out and give me your feedback! =D
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Hi JD,
Found this article of yours after diving into your best lists for 2006. Here is my rather large list of personal development sites. The list grows larger all the time! Blogging really does continue to explode…
http://www.insightwriter.com/2008/11/13/mega-list-personal-development-blogs/
Enjoy!
Cheers,
Jeremy
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