Substacks recommended by Ernie the Attorney

Recommended by Ernie the Attorney

Practical ideas for building artificial intelligence systems that are responsible, trustworthy, safe, ethical, and effectively governed, along with insights on AI policy and regulation.

The Art & Business of Writing

By Art & Biz by Nicolas Cole

How to master the art and make a living as a writer in the digital age.

ProfessorPDF

By The Professor

Adobe expert with 20+ years' experience, sharing tips & tricks for Acrobat DC & PDFs. Join me in exploring the full potential of PDFs on this insightful newsletter!

Aaron is my go-to PDF guru and I enthusiastically recommend him to other lawyers.

- Ernie the Attorney

Linking Your Thinking

By Nick Milo

Because better thinking links to better living

Nick Milo's insight into how to think better by taking better notes.

- Ernie the Attorney

The Middle Finger Project

By Yo

Unpopular ideas for a happier life. ⚡️ Raising hell about finding your passion, living abroad, running a creative business, choosing no children, and making the kinds of decisions that feel EFFERVESCENT. Best-selling Substack 🏆 read in 127 countries. 🎉

Spunky wisdom from a nomadic, contrarian young woman from Philly.

- Ernie the Attorney

Write With AI

By Nicolas Cole

The leading paid newsletter on how to turn ChatGPT and other AI platforms into your own personal Digital Writing Assistant.

Substack Writers at Work

By Sarah Fay

The only expert guide to Substack ✦ Connect with other Substack writers ✦ Join the Substack Growth Cohort to achieve your goals

It Seems to Me (ISTM)

By Shel Israel

ISTM is about whatever seems to me to be useful, interesting, or funny. These days I'm focused mostly on GPT AI.

Shel is a superb writer, wonderful person & great friend

- Ernie the Attorney

Jordan Furlong

The best new ideas and strategies for transforming the (legal) world

Uncommonly helpful insights for lawyers. A must read!

- Ernie the Attorney

Thinking in Bets

By Annie Duke

Decision making in an uncertain world.

Annie Duke makes smart decisions & helps others do the same.

- Ernie the Attorney

In the Writing Burrow

By Margaret Atwood

Whatever comes into my addled, shrinking brain.

The famous author of The Handmaids Tale shares interesting observations about daily life from her writing nook.

- Ernie the Attorney

Book Freak

By Mark Frauenfelder

Short pieces of advice from books

Great book recommendations from an interesting book worm

- Ernie the Attorney

Kat River

Substack bestseller, writer, mother, & creative. Kat River is a thriving symposium for the Mothers, The Makers and the Mystics. Designed to be an honest exploration of the dance between Motherhood, Creativity, and self inquiry into optimism. Come play

Living the Alexander Technique

By John Dalto

The Alexander Technique can improve your overall well-being. If you've been feeling the strains from over-working, suffer from headaches or back aches, or want to be more creative, these short articles can help! Get my article every week for fresh ideas!

Abandoned Curiosities

By Sumit Garg

Carl Sagan once said, “Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” Abandoned Curiosities is an attempt to build a library of such incredible little things to complement my ever-growing pile of books.

Rob Henderson's Newsletter

Human nature, psychology, social class, luxury beliefs, and more.

insights into human nature, psychology & conditioned beliefs.

- Ernie the Attorney

Three Times Wiser

By Kpaxs

Get smarter, three times over. Sharing big ideas, mental models and principles of wise thinking curated from insightful books.

Big ideas, behavioral economics, and principles of wise thinking.

- Ernie the Attorney

Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance

By Joyce Vance

Worried about the state of the republic? Get the legal knowledge & analysis you need to be an advocate for democracy, along with a dose of savvy optimism.

Former US Attorney & sensible legal commentator

- Ernie the Attorney

The Prism

By Gurwinder

A guide to navigating the Digital Age

Chuck Palahniuk's Plot Spoiler

Exclusive fiction too out-there for prime time, by the author of Fight Club. Writing lessons. Lurid back story.

AI Supremacy

By Michael Spencer

News at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence, technology and business including Op-Eds, research summaries, guest contributions and valuable info about A.I. startups.

Austin Kleon

Weekly art, writing, and creative inspiration from the author of Steal Like an Artist and other bestsellers.

Incredibly interesting & creative.

- Ernie the Attorney

Wrong Side of History

By Ed West

It's Ed West's sub stack

Garrison Keillor and Friends

This newsletter will include observational humor, gratitude, small doses of advice, memories of heroic persons I knew up close, reminiscence about ordinary life back before Twitter and thoughts about American life and other pleasures.

If you know about Prairie Home Companion then you know why you want to subscribe to this.

- Ernie the Attorney

The Free Press

By Bari Weiss

A new media company built on the ideals that were once the bedrock of American journalism.

Respected journalist Bari Weiss provides unflinching commentary, reasonable analysis, and thoughtful opinions

- Ernie the Attorney

Category Pirates

The authority on category design & category creation. Sharing how legendary entrepreneurs, executives, marketers, and creators design business breakthroughs. By Christopher Lochhead, Eddie Yoon, & Katrina Kirsch

Uncommonly powerful marketing insights

- Ernie the Attorney

Holly’s Substack

By Holly MathNerd

a mix of anti-Woke cultural commentary, personal reflections, math lessons, and a regular creative writing feature

Original Jurisdiction

By David Lat

News, views, and colorful commentary about law and the legal profession.

What To Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking

By caro chambers

one ridiculously impressive complete-meal recipe delivered to your inbox every saturday morning that dirties minimal dishes and requires under an hour of time.

Enjoy delicious food that is easy to make.

- Ernie the Attorney

New York Cartoons

By Jason Chatfield

Get a FREE cartoon in your inbox every Thursday + Sketchbook and Diary Entries of a New Yorker Cartoonist & Comedian in NYC

Jason Chatfield is creative, funny, and enjoyably observant

- Ernie the Attorney

The Weekly Dish

By Andrew Sullivan

"To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle," - Orwell

Andrew Sullivan is relentlessly provocative, insightful and urbane.

- Ernie the Attorney

Letters of Note

By Shaun Usher

Nothing but history's most interesting letters.

Letters & bite-sized wisdom from famous people

- Ernie the Attorney

Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality

Economic history, economics, political economy, finance, & forecasting. Here to try to make you (and me) smarter in a world with many increasingly deep & complicated troubles...

Astute economics observations by a sensible U.C. Berkley professor

- Ernie the Attorney

Guide to AI

By Nathan Benaich

The monthly newsletter analysing the most important AI technology, research, geopolitics and startups.

Expanding Awareness

By Michael Ashcroft

Exploring the Alexander Technique in theory and practice

Subtle Maneuvers

By Mason Currey

A fortnightly newsletter on routines, rituals, and wriggling through a creative life, from the author of Daily Rituals: How Artists Work

Significant progress comes from stringing together tiny consistent habits, which is what this newsletter helps you better understand and do.

- Ernie the Attorney

Great Books + Great Minds

By Diamond-Michael Scott

Great Books, Great Minds is a member-supported digital community with a mission of “Igniting a New World of Community, Connection, and Conversation, One Book at a Time

Creator Economy by Peter Yang

By Peter

Practical guides and expert interviews to help you level up as a product leader and creator fast. Get my top 10 lessons when you sign up.

Every business needs creative thinking and Peter can help with that.

- Ernie the Attorney

Huddle Up

By Joe Pompliano

A newsletter breaking down the business and money behind sports. Join 120,000+ subscribers.

The Art of Noticing

By Rob Walker Art of Noticing

Ideas, inspiration, and provocations for creativity, work, and staying human. From author Rob Walker.

Learn to pay closer attention to things that truly matter

- Ernie the Attorney

Margins by Ranjan Roy and Can Duruk

The technology of business and the business of technology, by Ranjan Roy and Can Duruk.

Concise, uncommon insights into the tech business & its influence on society

- Ernie the Attorney

Racket News

By Matt Taibbi

News and features by best-selling author and reporter Matt Taibbi, in an independent package molded after I.F. Stone's Weekly. The site contains investigative journalism, satirical commentary, and the America This Week podcast with novelist Walter Kirn.

An independent journalist cutting through the fog of misinformation and demagoguery.

- Ernie the Attorney