Here’s a list of some websites I visit and podcasts I listen to regularly, grouped (roughly) by topic:
Creativity
Austin Kleon – the personal site of the author of Show your Work!, Keep Going and other books
Lateral Action – advice from the creative coach and poet, Mark McGuinness
The Creative Independent – interviews with working artists and guides containing practical advice
Herbert Lui – a blog with many posts about creativity, by the author of Creative Doing
Language and Literature
Language Hat – Steve Dodson posts daily about words, language and linguistics, and there’s a lively, fascinating comment section
Wuthering Expectations – a reading journal by Amateur Reader (Tom)
Mathematics
The blog of John D. Cook Consulting includes posts on mathematics and many related topics
ThatsMaths – a series of articles aiming to demystify mathematics and show the power of the subject
Personal development
zen habits – Leo Babauta’s advice on finding simplicity and mindfulness
Ness Labs – Anne-Laure Le Cunff writes about creative thinking, mindful productivity, metacognition and tiny experiments
TraderFeed – perhaps an unusual choice, because I’m not a trader and I don’t have much interest in trading. But much of the advice can be applied (sometimes with a bit of lateral thinking) to other aspects of personal development – it may be of particular interest to people who need to make lots of decisions and are seeking calm focus.
What Works – articles by Tara McMullin about work, life and creating value in the world
Tabletop roleplaying
Panda’s Talking Games – Phil Vecchione and Senda Linaugh answer listener questions about playing, running, and designing tabletop roleplaying games
Dice Exploder – Sam Dunnewold and cohosts discuss tabletop roleplaying mechanics in depth
Gnome Stew – articles with advice on playing, running, and making games
RPGnet – a carefully moderated discussion forum with a long history and a wealth of information
Other
The People and Blogs series from Manuel Moreale’s site contains interviews with people about their blogs and their creative processes. Manuel is also currently running Ye Olde Blogroll, a humanly curated list of personal and independent blogs.
powRSS – is a “public RSS feed aggregator with a mission to support the open, independent web”