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17 best productivity blogs to follow

Systems for focus, notes and getting through the week without a colour-coded calendar you never look at.

Navid Moazzezby Navid Moazzez·Updated Sept 30, 2026·4 min read

Find blogs worth following by topic and by who writes them. Navid's picks come first, and each one opens its own page.

This is a list of the best productivity blogs.

In fact, it has 17 of them, with Navid's picks first.

So if you want productivity blogs worth your time, you'll love this list.

Systems for focus, notes and getting through the week without a colour-coded calendar you never look at.

Here's what's inside:

Each one comes with what it covers and who it's for.

What are the best productivity blogs?

Here's the list at a glance.

Writer
Ben Meer
Topic
Productivity
Writer
Darius Foroux
Topic
Productivity, Finance
Writer
Scott H. Young
Topic
Productivity
Writer
Ali Abdaal
Topic
Productivity, Creator economy
Writer
Cal Newport
Topic
Productivity
Writer
Shane Parrish
Topic
Productivity, Business
Writer
James Clear
Topic
Productivity
Writer
Vishen Lakhiani
Topic
Productivity, Health & fitness
Writer
Notion
Topic
Productivity, Tech
Writer
Topic
Health & fitness, Productivity
Writer
Sabrina Ramonov
Topic
AI, Productivity
Writer
Sahil Bloom
Topic
Productivity, Finance
Writer
The AI Advantage
Topic
AI, Productivity
Writer
Tim Ferriss
Topic
Productivity, Business
Writer
Topic
Productivity
Writer
Tim Urban
Topic
Productivity, Tech
Writer
Leo Babauta
Topic
Productivity

Top 17 productivity blogs

1. Ben Meer by Ben Meer

Ben Meer on systems thinking for smart living: building systems for health, wealth and free time. Also home to his System Sunday newsletter.

Visit Ben Meer · More about Ben Meer

2. Darius Foroux by Darius Foroux

Weekly ideas to become smarter and wealthier. Darius is an entrepreneur and the author of 8 books, and has written about personal development since 2015.

Visit Darius Foroux · More about Darius Foroux

3. Scott H. Young by Scott H. Young

Scott Young has written over 1,000 articles on getting more from life, from learning and productivity to philosophy. He is the author of Ultralearning.

Visit Scott H. Young · More about Scott H. Young

4. Ali Abdaal by Ali Abdaal

Productivity systems and the business of being a creator, tested on himself.

Visit Ali Abdaal · More about Ali Abdaal

5. Cal Newport by Cal Newport

Deep work, attention and the case against the always-on inbox.

Visit Cal Newport · More about Cal Newport

6. Farnam Street by Shane Parrish

Mental models and decision-making, drawn widely and written carefully.

Visit Farnam Street · More about Farnam Street

7. James Clear by James Clear

The habit writing that became Atomic Habits, still free in the archive.

Visit James Clear · More about James Clear

8. Mindvalley Blog by Vishen Lakhiani

Personal growth, learning and wellbeing from the Mindvalley platform.

Company: Mindvalley

Visit Mindvalley Blog · More about Mindvalley Blog

9. Notion Blog by Notion

Workspace systems, templates and increasingly AI features.

Visit Notion Blog · More about Notion Blog

10. Psychology Today

Clinicians and researchers writing on behaviour, mental health and how people actually decide.

Visit Psychology Today · More about Psychology Today

11. Sabrina Ramonov by Sabrina Ramonov

AI workflows, automations and prompts written up as things you can run today. Newsletter and blog both.

Visit Sabrina Ramonov · More about Sabrina Ramonov

12. Sahil Bloom by Sahil Bloom

Frameworks on wealth, health and decision-making, in short essays.

Visit Sahil Bloom · More about Sahil Bloom

13. The AI Advantage by The AI Advantage

Practical AI tool workflows aimed at getting time back this week.

Visit The AI Advantage · More about The AI Advantage

14. The Blog of Tim Ferriss by Tim Ferriss

Experiments, interviews and tools from the 4-Hour author.

Visit The Blog of Tim Ferriss · More about The Blog of Tim Ferriss

15. Todoist Blog

Personal productivity methods, written independently of the product.

Visit Todoist Blog · More about Todoist Blog

16. Wait But Why by Tim Urban

Very long, very funny explainers on AI, procrastination and being alive.

Visit Wait But Why · More about Wait But Why

17. Zen Habits by Leo Babauta

Simplicity and habit change, written plainly and without ads.

Visit Zen Habits · More about Zen Habits

Final thoughts on productivity blogs

The best productivity blog is the one you come back to. Pick 2 or 3 from this list, give them a month, and keep the ones you look forward to.

Navid Moazzez

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