If you think that social networks and self-development are incompatible things, then you want to think so. I am sure that on Vkontakte, Facebook, Twitter and other social networks there are many groups aimed at development and education. Now I will try to prove this.
In this article, I have collected 35 of the best groups, communities and publics on social networks for self-development. Of these, there are both popular ones with more than 3,000,000 subscribers, and those who do not have 100,000. But this does not negate the benefits for visitors.
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Cinema and TV series
Collections of movies, films
A public page with the same “save it on your wall so you don’t forget to look.” For convenience, publications contain the videos themselves along with the lists of films. Lifehacker does not call for piracy: the collections can also be used to watch movies legally.
KinoPoisk
Representative office of the largest Russian cinema portal. Trailers, rumors and news from the world of cinema and, of course, live discussions - all this in the KinoPoisk community.
Let's take a look at home
A public website that recommends films for home viewing - films that are no longer shown in cinemas, but which are always pleasant to re-watch.
LostFilm.TV
A public site administrated by some of the most popular voice-over authors of modern TV series. In the convenient navigation menu you can find information about dozens of TV series, and interesting news is published on the wall.
“SHE HAS FALLED UP”
Post from the public page “SHE COLLAPSE”
A project about the last days of the Soviet Union and the first steps of young Russia. The authors focus on everyday life and show key events through the stories of ordinary people. All published stories were included in the book of the same name by the creators of the public.
Music
movie.soundtracks
For those who love soundtracks as much as the films themselves. Other public sites also publish music from popular films, but movie.soundtracks will also delight you with selections of compositions from old or little-known films.
New Albums
Not a single, even more or less noticeable, worthy release will pass by this public page. For supporters of legal listening, the selections are provided with links to Apple Music.
Perception of music
Musical selections of different genres. There are only two unifying criteria: quality and beauty. For convenience, the community has a search by genre, as well as a schedule according to which thematic collections are published.
Native sound
A public site for fans of Russian music who are hungry for new discoveries. “Native Sound” publishes both selections of fairly well-known performers (Tesla Boy, Pompeya) and little-known ones, but tested by very picky administrators.
History of music
In this group, multi-genre selections are accompanied by generous references for interesting facts. For example, “Day in Music History” posts are published daily, reporting on events in the world of music that happened many years ago.
Benefits of Self Development
Developing your strengths
Self-development not only helps you gain new skills, but also helps you develop the qualities you already have.
By focusing on improving your strengths, you will not only be able to do things well, but will take your abilities to the level of Excellent.
Increased self-confidence
Making a decision to develop yourself in a particular area will have an immediate positive impact on your self-confidence.
As soon as you achieve another goal, acquire another skill, or improve the quality of your life, you will feel a surge of strength and energy.
The more you continue to improve, the more confident you will become.
Raising awareness
Self-development is closely related to the level of awareness, which allows you to objectively look at the areas of your life that need improvement.
Through mindfulness, you can understand who you really are, what your true values are, and what kind of life you would like to live.
Leaving your comfort zone
Self-development, to one degree or another, forces you to leave your usual comfort zone, pushing you out of your usual way of life, where everything is familiar, calm and boring.
Typically, development is associated with a certain level of pain. But this is the only way you can feel your progress and improve your own skills.
Lifelong improvement
Having chosen the path of self-development, you will no longer be the same and will not be able to stop improving yourself.
For you, this means your ability to change for the better so much that at the very beginning you will not even imagine that this is possible, because the result you receive will become the starting point for the implementation of new plans.
New opportunities
Self-development will open up new opportunities for you. All you have to do is be willing to recognize and implement them.
Improving quality of life
Self-development in general contributes to the growth of your standard of living.
You don't just become a better person by acquiring new skills. As a result of your internal changes, everything around you begins to change.
You gain better health and well-being, start doing what you love, your relationships with others improve, and life itself ceases to seem like alternating scenes of work and boring life, but takes on the image of a game.
Having gone through a series of obstacles and trials, you become happier, and problems that once seemed to you at a new level of thinking can only bring a smile to your face.
Literature
Books & Audiobooks
This community publishes both book selections and individual works. An excellent option for those who like to listen to VKontakte audio while on the go: most of the posts on the wall are accompanied by audiobooks.
A thousand devils, what a book!
A public page telling about worthy writers and their works. In addition to collections, audio books and reference information, TCKK has another important advantage - the opportunity to communicate with like-minded people. The works are actively discussed in the comments, and the administration publishes a daily evening entry “What book do you read at night?”
TED Talks. Ideas worth spreading
Post from the TED Talks public. Ideas worth spreading
The public page of the world-famous educational project has more than 400 thousand subscribers. Every day, videos with the best performances of speakers are posted in the group. Basically, all lectures are in the original language, but sometimes there are versions with translation into Russian.
The science
Space Museum
The official public page of the Museum of Cosmonautics, founded in Moscow in 1981. Not only news from the life of the institution, but also interesting facts about the history of space exploration are published on the wall.
N+1
Representation of the popular science publication N+1 “VKontakte”. Articles are published on the latest technological developments, news from the world of physics, biology, astronautics and robotics.
Arzamas
“The history of culture in video, texts and photographs” is a description that fully corresponds to the content published by the Arzamas publication. In the community you can learn a lot of new things about interesting things that are not taught in history and literature lessons, for example about vegetarianism in pre-revolutionary Russia and secret signs in Oblomov by Ivan Goncharov.
History elective
Texts in which the character and individuality of the author are felt are sometimes much more interesting to read than the usual articles written in an informational style. The author of the public is Olya Andreeva, a columnist for the Diletant publication, who delights subscribers with weekly articles on history.
Self-development plan
Have you ever taken a trip on your vacation without planning ahead? Probably not likely.
It's very difficult to enjoy a trip if you constantly have to think about where to stay, what to eat, and where to go next.
It's much easier to travel when you have an idea of your destination, as well as a plan for what to do next.
The same is true for the journey through your life. Very few people take the time to plan, so it's not surprising that they end up asking themselves, "How did I get here?"
This is why it is so important to prepare a plan in advance. However, most people find it easier to ignore the current state of affairs than to try to make the necessary changes.
There are other benefits to creating a self-development plan. If you ever feel lost in life, you can simply look at your plan and remind yourself where you are going.
A personal development plan is your guide to life, allowing you to take control of your destiny and be able to make better decisions.
A self-development plan will help you expand your knowledge, develop new skills, or improve important areas of your life.
So what elements does a self-development plan include?
Define your goals
The first step is to identify the goals that really matter to you.
They may be related to career, personal life, health, or the desire to acquire a new skill (for example, learn a foreign language).
What is important to you? What new skills do you want to gain? What achievements will make you happy? Do you have unfulfilled dreams? Do you want to get a better job?
Write down 5 to 10 goals that matter to you.
Set your priorities
Of all the goals you wrote down, which one do you consider the most important? This will become the main strategic objective on which you should focus your attention.
Perhaps you want to develop your career, get in better physical shape, or learn new skills.
Think about skills that, in addition to their immediate benefits, have a positive impact on other areas of life.
For example, if you learn to speak well, the result can be increased self-confidence, improved communication skills and relationships with other people, and even business success (for example, successful business negotiations or achieving greater sales volumes).
So look at your list and choose one goal that is most important to you and that you will begin to implement first.
Set a deadline for achieving your goal
If you have set a goal for yourself, but have not determined the deadline for achieving it, it will remain just letters on a white sheet of paper.
Additionally, if you plan to complete a large project in a short period of time, you will most likely fail.
When planning, you must be realistic, specific and use a reasonable time frame approach.
Instead of deciding to become a dollar millionaire in a year, it is better to set a goal to double your income over the same period.
Once you have determined a realistic time frame, it is very important to take your plans seriously. If for you a self-development plan is just a piece of paper, so be it.
Instead of focusing on the problems and obstacles that may arise, imagine the genuine state of euphoria you will find yourself in when you achieve your goal.
In addition, you can provide a reward for the results obtained.
Identify your strengths
Each person has ordinary average skills, while at the same time possessing stronger qualities, which are based on aptitudes for a particular type of activity.
What are your advantages compared to other people? If you're not sure of an answer, ask your friends and family. You might even be surprised by what you learn about yourself.
Your strengths are what make you unique and special, so it is very important for you to recognize these aspects of your personality.
Perhaps you are collected, patient, persistent, sociable, smart, brave, grasp everything on the fly, have a tendency to be interested in music, sports, programming, etc.
With a clear understanding of what your strengths are, write down those that will help you achieve your goal.
Reveal your weaknesses
Your current behavior and existing habits can either help or hinder the achievement of your goal.
If your goal is to live to 100, then you need to quit smoking, stop eating junk food, and stop taking things too personally.
Write down at least 5 bad habits that you should break.
Identify new skills
If you want to have something you've never had, start doing something you've never done. Richard David Bach
In other words, to achieve something you've never achieved before, you need to develop skills you've never had before.
You should start working on these skills as soon as possible. To do this, determine what skills and knowledge will help you achieve your goal and make a list of them.
Take action
If you want to achieve a big goal, you have a lot of work to do.
Write down at least 3 to 5 of the most important tasks that you need to complete within a certain time frame.
Get support
Who can help you achieve your goals at an accelerated pace?
If you want to lose weight, you can contact a fitness trainer. If you want to organize a business, find access to people who have experience in the niche you are interested in, who will not be your competitors (for example, entrepreneurs from another region). If you want to become a master of words, sign up for public speaking courses.
Make a list of people who can help you achieve your goals.
Progress
The best motivator for continuous movement forward is your own progress. Even if it is insignificant, you will receive a portion of pleasure and a boost of energy.
It is important to evaluate your achievements and also draw conclusions about what can be improved. If something goes wrong, then you need to change the strategy you are using.
Write down all conclusions based on the results of the evaluation of the results obtained, which will determine the need to make appropriate adjustments.
Your task is to make all available resources work for you.
Business and motivation
Startups and business
Public publication of vc.ru, which writes about startups, growing businesses and new earning models. No useless quotes or general motivational advice - just facts, news and interviews with entrepreneurs.
IQ Blog - Business secrets
For those who need motivation and support with advice on the way to their goal, this public page will help. Various entries are published on the wall: quotes and facts from the lives of historical figures, useful articles and thematic book selections.
"NauChpok"
A public page of the YouTube channel of the same name with simple explanations of complex topics. The creators of the group make short animated videos in which they try to clearly answer a variety of questions. For example, is it healthy to be a vegetarian, why dinosaurs went extinct, or how 3D printing works. Anyone can suggest a topic for a video.
Sports and fitness
Sports articles | Body-building
In this public, the purpose of motivating is not catchy quotes, but detailed, useful texts, recommendations from which can be applied in practice. Articles from this community will help you not only give your body the desired shape, but also do it competently, without harming your health.
Personal trainer
Another public page for those for whom improving the body is not just another hobby, but one of the prevailing goals in life. Many posts are supported by videos.
Body fitness, fitness bikini, fitness
In this community you can find all the information you need to keep your body in shape: motivational quotes, funny pictures, exercise instructions, nutrition tips and even diet recipes.
“How to achieve your dreams and not die in the process”
This place is the creative blog of Maria Ramzaeva, a screenwriter, author of the book “Inventors” and just a positive girl who willingly shares her own experiences and knowledge regarding writing. She writes excellent short articles with really useful tips to help you organize your work. And sometimes he just posts something very inspiring, which is always a pleasure to read.
For those who want to receive even more information, Maria periodically conducts paid webinars that cover in detail the issues of writing a first novel, promoting creative blogs, promoting already written books, and so on. I bought a couple myself, watched them, and I can say that this idea does not seem like a waste of money to me: Maria clearly presents the material, lays it out on the shelves, is as attentive to each viewer as possible, and answers all the questions asked. The impressions from the webinars are extremely positive, so I still enjoy watching this girl’s group and, perhaps, in the future I will buy some more of the videos she provides.
Cooking
PP. Healthy lifestyle Recipes
Continuing the previous category: a public page with recipes for dishes that will not harm your figure. The administrators assure that all recipes are original, and the photographs of the dishes are real.
Cook it! - delicious recipes
A public page with regular recipes, not just for those losing weight. Its audience is more than two million people, and the number of entries is approaching 60 thousand, which allows us to talk about Cook it! as one of the most popular and complete recipe books on VKontakte. For convenience, the “Information” block contains a special “Search for recipes” item.
"I love Russian language!"
Post from the public “I love the Russian language!”
The Internet does not destroy the Russian language, but enriches it, and on social networks you can improve your level without going offline. In the public you can find spelling and punctuation rules, notes on common errors and definitions of unfamiliar words, as well as examples of living language - audio and video recordings with excerpts from famous works of art.
