Productivity Newsletters

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Discover 180+ productivity newsletters covering time management, focus, habits, tools, and personal effectiveness. From tactical tips to systems thinking, these newsletters help knowledge workers do more meaningful work with less friction.

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3-2-1 Thursday

3-2-1 Thursday

The most wisdom per word of any newsletter on the web. Every Thursday, James Clear shares 3 ideas, 2 quotes, and 1 question to help you build better habits and live a more productive life.

Weekly Free
Productivity Philosophy
5-Bullet Friday

5-Bullet Friday

Tim Ferriss's free weekly newsletter featuring the five coolest things he's found or explored that week — books, gadgets, articles, and unusual discoveries from around the world.

Weekly Free
Productivity Lifestyle
Brain Food by Farnam Street

Brain Food by Farnam Street

Weekly insights on decision-making, mental models, and wisdom for living a better life. Shane Parrish's Brain Food helps you think better, decide better, and live better.

Weekly Free
Productivity Business Lifestyle
Creator Science

Creator Science

Building a professional creator business. Jay Clouse shares experiments, interviews, and evidence-backed advice for creators.

Weekly Free
Creator Business Productivity
Dense Discovery

Dense Discovery

Thoughtfully curated weekly newsletter at the intersection of tech, design, sustainability, and culture. Kai Brach delivers beautiful links, essays, and recommendations every Tuesday.

Weekly Freemium
Design Productivity Lifestyle +1
Every

Every

A daily newsletter on what comes next in tech. Every combines AI-focused essays with practical productivity tools, reaching 100K+ readers with insights from Dan Shipper's Chain of Thought column.

Daily Freemium
Ai Productivity Business
Flow State

Flow State

Instrumental music for focus. Flow State delivers a daily email with two hours of curated music designed to help you get into your 'flow state' and get work done.

Daily Free / Paid
Music Productivity Lifestyle
For The Interested

For The Interested

Proven strategies for creative entrepreneurs. Josh Spector shares tips on growth, productivity, and copywriting.

Weekly Free
Creator Productivity Writing
Forte Labs Newsletter

Forte Labs Newsletter

Unlock your creative potential with Building a Second Brain. Tiago Forte shares strategies for organizing your digital life and turning your notes into finished work.

Weekly Free
Productivity Technology
Harvard Business Review (Management Tip)

Harvard Business Review (Management Tip)

Smart ideas for work. HBR's 'Management Tip of the Day' provides quick, actionable insights on leadership, productivity, and professional growth from the world's leading business journal.

Daily Free / Member
Business Productivity
LifeNotes

LifeNotes

Weekly insights on productivity, business, and life. Ali Abdaal shares actionable tips and reflections on how to live a more fulfilling and productive life.

Weekly Free
Productivity Lifestyle
Ness Labs

Ness Labs

Mindful productivity and neuroscience-based strategies for creative work. Anne-Laure Le Cunff explores the science of learning, creativity, and mental health.

Weekly Freemium
Productivity Health Science
Neural Network Newsletter (Huberman Lab)

Neural Network Newsletter (Huberman Lab)

Science-backed tools for health and performance. Dr. Andrew Huberman shares actionable protocols for sleep, focus, and physical health based on the latest neuroscience research.

Monthly (with regular updates) Free
Health Science Productivity
Prompt Engineering Daily

Prompt Engineering Daily

The playbook for interacting with AI. Prompt Engineering Daily shares the latest tips, tricks, and frameworks to help you get the most out of LLMs like ChatGPT and Claude.

Daily Free
Ai Productivity
Quiet Revolution

Quiet Revolution

Unlock the power of introverts. Quiet Revolution by Susan Cain delivers weekly insights on how to thrive in a world that can't stop talking, at work and in life.

Weekly Free
Lifestyle Productivity
Sketchplanations

Sketchplanations

Explain one thing, in one sketch, every day. Sketchplanations provides a daily visual explanation of anything and everything, from life hacks to complex science.

Daily Free / Member
Education Productivity
Superhuman AI

Superhuman AI

Become a superhuman with AI. Zain Kahn's Superhuman AI teaches you how to leverage artificial intelligence to work faster, smarter, and more effectively in just 3 minutes a day.

Daily Free
Ai Productivity
The Assist

The Assist

The assistant you wish you had. The Assist delivers a weekly, high-energy briefing on career tips, productivity hacks, and modern work-life integration for ambitious professionals.

Weekly Free
Lifestyle Productivity
The Curiosity Chronicle

The Curiosity Chronicle

Actionable ideas to help you build a high-performing, healthy, wealthy life. Sahil Bloom's newsletter reaches 800,000+ curious minds with deep dives on growth, decision-making, and success.

Twice weekly Free
Business Productivity Finance
The Daily Good (The Good Trade)

The Daily Good (The Good Trade)

A 30-second daily dose of good. The Daily Good delivers a positive start to your morning with original essays, soothing playlists, and sustainable product reviews.

Daily Free
Lifestyle Productivity
The Lantern (Productivityist)

The Lantern (Productivityist)

Rethink your approach to time and focus. The Lantern by Mike Vardy provides weekly insights, tools, and frameworks to help you be more productive and intentional.

Weekly Free
Productivity Lifestyle
The Rundown AI

The Rundown AI

Get smarter on AI in 5 minutes. The Rundown AI provides daily news, tool reviews, and strategies to help you stay ahead in the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence.

Daily Free
Ai Technology Productivity
Weekly Filet

Weekly Filet

The best of the internet, curated every week. Thoughtful links on culture, technology, science, and ideas worth exploring.

Weekly Free
Lifestyle Productivity
Zen Habits

Zen Habits

Finding simplicity in the daily chaos of our lives. Leo Babauta's Zen Habits offers mindful approaches to productivity, minimalism, and building better habits.

Weekly Free
Productivity Health

About Productivity Newsletters

About Productivity Newsletters

Productivity newsletters help knowledge workers reclaim their time and attention in an age of constant distraction. The best productivity newsletters go beyond surface-level tips to deliver systems and mindsets for sustainable high performance.

What You’ll Find

  • Time Management: Calendaring, scheduling, and prioritization frameworks
  • Focus: Deep work strategies, attention management, and distraction elimination
  • Habits: Habit formation, behavior change, and routine optimization
  • Tools: App recommendations, workflow automation, and tech stacks
  • Systems: Personal knowledge management, second brains, and productivity systems
  • Note-Taking: Zettelkasten, PKM tools, and knowledge capture methods

Who Should Subscribe?

  • Knowledge Workers optimizing their daily workflows
  • Founders & Executives managing complex responsibilities
  • Students developing effective study and learning systems
  • Creatives protecting time for deep creative work
  • Remote Workers structuring work without office constraints

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q.What productivity topics are covered?

Our productivity newsletters cover time management, focus techniques, habit building, productivity tools, note-taking systems, and personal effectiveness.

Q.Are there newsletters about specific productivity tools?

Yes, many newsletters focus on tools like Notion, Obsidian, or Roam. Use the 'Tools' or 'Note-Taking' filters to find them.

Q.Which newsletters are best for remote workers?

Many productivity newsletters address remote work challenges. Look for newsletters that cover focus, time management, and work-from-home strategies.

Q.Do you have newsletters about building habits?

Yes, use the 'Habits' subtopic filter to find newsletters specifically focused on habit formation and behavior change.

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