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The best Independent Work newsletters

4 newsletters, ranked by editorial quality and how recently they published. Looking for something more specific? Search instead.

rcrdo.com· weekly· Published 12 days ago

Personal essays by a Mexican-born software engineer in Minnesota covering immigration, family history, parenthood, and work in the age of AI. Includes updates on building a side product and reflections on life beyond employment, with occasional Spanish.

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paulsanders.co.uk· irregular· Published 9 months ago

Paul Sanders writes about leaving corporate IT and cloud architecture work to become an independent consultant, framed around the idea of 'sovereignty' over time and direction. Other issues are practical Azure and Entra ID security guides for landing zones, covering PIM, privileged access workstations and step-by-step configuration.

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newsletter.todaysstep.com· weekly· Published 3 days ago

A newsletter from the founder of Living Instruments covering workplace protections, whistleblower retaliation, and the company's products for records, boundaries and creative work. Readers get policy explanations, cited research and announcements tied to the founder's own projects.

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aaa.schmidtpabst.com· irregular· Published 3 days ago

Issue excerpts from a small studio announcing local-first Mac and iPhone apps for independent work: One Knot for turning tangled thoughts into a next action, IO: localhost for managing local development servers, and Aerial View for organizing project files without moving them. Readers get product updates, design rationale and the studio's account of how AI assisted implementation while product decisions stayed human.

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