10 Websites You Can Visit to Learn Something New Every Day

10 Websites You Can Visit to Learn Something New Every Day The internet is chock full of distractive memes and social mediablack holes that suck us in and, before we know it, kill the little time we have in each day. But its also full of learning content contentthat proves to be quite productive to read. We spend a lot of our time with our noses in screens, so we might as well master some skills or learn a little bit about something new whilewereat it.To save youtime and your sanity fromscouring the internetfor legitimately helpful resources,heres a curated list ofinformational blogs, tools, community platforms and zugnglich courses thatll teach you something every day.1. Atlas ObscuraAtlas Obscura is a definitive guidebook that catalogs the worlds most wondrous,obscureplaces. It boasts travel tips, articles and strange factsfor those whove a keen curiosity about the world around them. You can learn something about places to which youve never been and people with whom youve never en gaged from your living room and be inspired to go see these destinations for yourself some day.2. CalmCalm teachesvisitors toreduce anxiety, sleep better and, ultimately, feel happier. Visitors can take an array of meditation classes from the Relationship with Self series, to the Emotions series to the Breaking Habits series, and learn something about themselves each day.3. HowStuffWorksHowStuffWorks is an online blog that unpacksthousands of topics, from engines to lock picking,with videos and illustrations sovisitors can learn exactly how stuff works. How are secured claims treated in bankruptcy? Is red wine really good for you? How does one get on a game show? Find out.4. RypeRype is both a website and an app through which users can learn Spanish, English, French, German, Mandarin and morevia handpicked professional language teachers around the world. You can book daily one-on-one lessons with teachers from anywhere in the world, and you can even book with multiple teachers to f ind out which one works best for you. Youll get sevendays of private language lessons for $1 if you want to give it a try first after, youll be charged a weekly fee.5. CreativeLiveTake online classes in photography, graphic design, DIY crafts, marketing, business and entrepreneurship anytime, anywhere. CreativeLive broadcasts more than 1,500 live classes taught by more than 650 experts to an international audience of more than 10 million from its dual headquarters in Seattle and San Francisco,where the company has four in-house production studios.6. Ted TalksVisit Ted Talks for influential videos from expert speakers on education, business, science, tech and creativity, with subtitles in more than 100 languages. Learn about solar energy, AI robots, the refugee crisis and more.7. CodeacademyWhether youre a developer, someone building a blog or anyone looking to build their rsum with technical skills as the tech is evermore demanding in the workplace, you can come to Codeacademy to le arn to code for free. There are more than 45 million people around the world using this platform already.8. CraftsyFind endless tutorials and inspiration for quilting, knitting, baking, sewing, cooking, designing and more on Craftsy. You can find free online classes on how to operate a sewing machine to how to perfect a pizza at home, as well as free patterns and kits and tools available for purchase.9. YummlyIf you love to cook but need someguidance in the kitchen, head over to Yummly. It customizesyour experience to your personal tastes by learning what you like, your nutritional needs, your skill level and more. It also shares season, popular and easy recipesif youre looking to spice things up.10. HighbrowThis email subscription will send you and300,000 others 10-day, five-minute courses right to your inbox every morning. Featured courses include The Basics of Bitcoin, Mindful Eating, How to Travel Long Term/Full Time and more.--AnnaMarie Houlis is a multimedia journalist and an adventure aficionado with a keen cultural curiosity and an affinity for solotravel. Shes an editor by day and a travel blogger at HerReport.org by night.