I am a firm believer in lifelong learning. The world is constantly changing, and if you stop learning, it will be hard on your career progression.
I am sharing the top 22 websites with valid links to polish your existing knowledge and/or learn new skills. I highly recommend devoting at least 5 hours each week to learning new things like the following successful people.
The 5 Hour Rule: You Are Being Reckless if You Do Not Spend 5 Hours Each Week Learning
I divided the websites into different categories to make it easy to jump on your industry. Here are the top 27 websites to learn new things online!
Prirotize your health
#22 The Real food Dietitians
The website will help you in three main components of your life: eat well, live well, and be well! A great source of healthy recipes!
#21 Livestrong.com
One of the go-to blogs that help me learn some healthy habits of experts on the planet!
#20 Calm.com
Calm will help you improve your mental health and happiness at a massive level, especially sleep quality.
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Technology is changing everything
#19 Coursera.org
You can take free online classes from the top professors in the world. 100+ universities have the most famous courses on the platform, for example, Wharton school of business, Yale, Stanford, etc.
#18 Lynda
Lynda is a LinkedIn subsidiary that offers paid courses on almost any topic.
#17 Udacity
If you like smart, driverless technology, audacity is the solution to learn emerging tech. You may be eligible to get a scholarship. Udacity does have nano degrees.
#16 OneMonth.com
If you want to learn coding in a personalized fashion, go to this website. According to the website, over 120000 students have taken the One Month courses.
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Learn Business skills
#15 Skillshare
1000+ online classes on almost every topic! Recently, I took a class on how to edit like a pro in Final Cut by Ali Abdaal ( a famous YouTuber).
#14 Teachable.com
In the future, entrepreneurs will sell knowledge over products. — Ankur Nagpal
You can learn and teach courses on the platform.
#13 Investopedia.com
A great website to learn fiance, stocks, trades, bonds, and market analysis.
#12 Udemy.com
Udemy is another affordable platform to learn almost anything, I sometimes buy courses on sale then learn later in my free time.
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Learn a new language
#11 Doulingo.com
One of the best websites to learn a new language in a more fun way!
#10 Rypeapp.com
This unique website will help you to learn a new language with confidence.
#9 Lingoda.com
One of my favorite websites to learn French, English, Spanish, etc. If you work hard, you don’t need to pay anything. Worth exploring!
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Academics learning
#8 Khanacademy.org
Khan academy is free for learners and teachers. Khan Academy has more than 1.5k videos to cover basic to advanced subjects.
#7 MIT courseware
The idea is simple: to publish all of our course materials online and make them widely available to everyone. — Professor Yue, MIT
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Learn how to travel
#6 Lonely planet
Epic in-depth guidebooks on cities across the globe!
#5 Nomadic matt.com
If you are considering traveling soon, I highly recommend giving it a shot to this website. There is a lot of free material. If you question something like the following,
How do I find the money to travel? It seems too expensive for me.
Where do I find the best travel deals?
How do I save money on flights, accommodation, and other big expenses?
How do I plan my trip?
How do I stay safe and healthy?
How do I maximize my time?
I want to travel more, but I don’t know the first step.
Source: Nomadicmatt.com
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General learning
#4 Scribd
Its paid subscription like Netflix but for books. You can start a 30-day free trial to see if its something you would love to spend.
#3 Ted
I used to spend at least 20 minutes every day watching ted talks. Recently, I have been doing a 30-day challenge to watch one ted talk each day to learn something new from experts. I will share my experience on the MEdium platform in the next couple of days.
#2 Biography.com
I also believe we can learn a lot from other people’s experiences, both successes, and failures. This website shares many life stories from almost all walks of life.
#1 Wikipedia
Wikipedia has been my first love since 2007, and it always helps me find what I am looking for. It’s a free encyclopedia.
Let me know the best website you are exploring to take your online learning to the next level?