Long form, magazines and Sunday reading

6 points by aEJ04Izw5HYm 2 years ago | 2 comments

If I don't consciously choose, my time will be sucked dry by vampiric nonsense clickbait. Books are great, essential. But periodicals and opinions offer a more current and diverse conversation for the insatiably curious. I regularly read the below list using a mix of LibbyApp (with a library card), AllTop, throttlehq, SubStack, print subscriptions, Apps and web shortcuts.

Some are an investment, but you are what you read; it changes our worldview, daily conversations and mindset. What diverse readings could you share?

My regular reading

Philosophy Now https://philosophynow.org

New Scientist https://www.newscientist.com

The Week https://theweek.com/uk

LRB https://www.lrb.co.uk

2000AD: https://2000ad.com

MIT Technology Review https://www.technologyreview.com

New Left Review https://newleftreview.org

Trebuchet https://www.trebuchet-magazine.com

WIRED https://www.wired.com

Harvard Business Review https://hbr.org

Money Week https://moneyweek.com

Pluralistic https://pluralistic.net

The Digger Magazine https://www.the-digger.com (My guilty pleasure)

The New Criterion https://newcriterion.com

Land of random https://thelandofrandom.substack.com/

hydrogen7800 2 years ago |

I've subscribed to physical periodicals in a similar effort, but they often end up unread by the end of the week. The problem for me, clearly, is the needed behavioral modification, and not the incentive to prioritize the material that I pay money for. This just adds guilt for wasting money and backsliding (I know, a bit melodramatic). So often I still idly scroll reddit or something, and hate myself once I realize what I'm doing.

Anyway, interesting list. Thanks for the reminder to make this effort again.

aEJ04Izw5HYm 2 years ago | |

I too, have had this embarrassing experience. Subscriptions come through the door and then we're lying in their envelopes unread!

Like you say though it's a process. I've found time in my commute, 2weekly lunchtimes, 1.5hrs after putting the kids to sleep and weekend mornings. Just putting these habits in place and starting to do them with reading (books&mags) I found time.