Use the internet more productively
If you want to use the time you spend in front of a computer screen more creatively and productively, read below how you can do it.
Check out a list, published on Business Insider, of websites that can make you... smarter (!):
1. Digital Photography School — Improve your photography skills, even if you're a complete beginner. You can even join their online community and chat with other photographers.
2. Duolingo — Practice your language skills with a very interesting game.
3. Factsie — Browse the website and learn interesting historical and scientific facts, along with links to their sources.
4. Fast Company's 30-Second MBA — Get business advice from seasoned executives at big companies.
5. Freerice — Expand your vocabulary. Learn new words, their meanings, and how you can use them in your everyday life.
6. Gibbon — The ultimate learning playlist. Users curate articles and videos that will help you learn everything from iOS programming to how to tell stories.
7. Instructables — With the help of fun videos and simple instructions, learn how to make various items.
8. Investopedia — For those who want to learn everything about investing and the stock market.
9. Khan Academy — Learn about various fields through interesting videos and evaluate yourself through statistical examples.
10. Lifehacker — A very useful website with tips, tricks, and hacks.
11. Lumosity — Train your brain through fun, scientifically designed games. Build your own personalized training program to improve your memory and track your progress.
12. Powersearching with Google — Learn how to find anything you want through Google's search engine.
13. Quora — Ask questions and see what smart people have to say. Or, browse and see what others have asked.
14. Recipe Puppy — Enter the ingredients you have in your kitchen and… this search engine will give you all the possible recipes you can make with them.
15. Spreeder — A free, online speed-reading software that will improve the speed at which you read and understand a written text.
16. StackOverflow — Question-and-answer website for developers.
17. TED-Ed — A new initiative from TED, based on the idea of "lessons worth sharing."
18. Unplug The TV — (https://unplugthetv.com/) A fun site that suggests what one could watch instead of watching… television.
19. VSauce — This YouTube channel provides some of the best fun facts on the internet. For example… “What would happen if the Earth stopped spinning?”
