Summary

The article presents a curated list of the top 10 YouTube channels that offer valuable content for personal development, ranging from educational lectures to biographies and motivational interviews.

Abstract

The article "10 Best YouTube Channels You Need To See" highlights YouTube's rise as a dominant platform in the digital VOD industry, emphasizing its role in merging entertainment with education. It recommends channels such as BigThink for expert-driven content, Alux.com for luxury and fine living, and Valuetainment for entrepreneurial insights. The list also includes Biographics for historical profiles, Crash Course for diverse educational courses, and Soft White Underbelly for raw human condition interviews. Additionally, Bright Side offers a mix of knowledge and entertainment, Tech Junkie provides tech tips, Jordan B Peterson shares psychological and philosophical insights, and TED delivers inspiring talks from global thought leaders. The article suggests that these channels contribute significantly to personal growth and knowledge enhancement.

Opinions

The author believes that YouTube has successfully outperformed traditional TV giants by offering a blend of entertainment and education, leading to a wider audience reach.
Big Think is praised for its actionable, educational content featuring a range of experts, which is considered beneficial for personal growth.
Alux.com is recognized as a leading authority on luxury content, with a significant presence and influence in the luxury community.
Valuetainment, created by Patrick Bet-David, is highly recommended for its diverse content covering entrepreneurship, personal development, and interviews with unique individuals.
Biographics is appreciated for its well-researched and engaging biographical content, with Simon Whistler noted for his excellent narration.
Crash Course is highlighted for its commitment to free, high-quality educational videos across various subjects, catering to those seeking quick learning.
Soft White Underbelly is acknowledged for its unique approach to education by showcasing the struggles of marginalized groups, providing a deeper understanding of the human condition.
Bright Side is seen as a versatile channel offering a broad spectrum of content to satisfy curiosity and promote self-improvement.
Tech Junkie is valued for its practical tech advice and how-to guides, making technology more accessible to everyday users.
Jordan B Peterson's channel is viewed as a source of profound philosophical, psychological, and self-improvement insights, encouraging personal responsibility.
TED Talks are celebrated for their longstanding role in spreading powerful ideas and inspiring speeches from thought leaders across the globe.

10 Best YouTube Channels You Need To See

The best channels for Personal Development.

In a fairly short amount of time, YouTube has monopolized the digital VOD industry, that even the big giants who were playing the TV game have thrown their hands in the air, as a sign of surrender. In today’s world, if you can’t beat them, partner with them. That’s why these old media giants have also come to take the advantages YouTube provides by creating their own channels on the platform to reach a much wider audience on an even lower budget.

YouTube has taken over brilliantly- combining entertainment and education on a single platform has been the bedrock of its success. It’s like a hub of videos, varieties that covers every area of audio-visual content. It has created the biggest opportunity that the previous TV giants did not. Giving opportunities to professionals and regular folks alike, to be able to create contents and enrich the lives of consumers. And it is some of these immensely valuable contents creators we will be looking at in this article.

So here are my lists of some of the most powerful YouTube channels that have grown my wealth of knowledge immensely.

1. BigThink

Big Think is the leading source of expert-driven, actionable, educational content — with thousands of videos, featuring experts ranging from Bill Clinton to Bill Nye, they help you get smarter & faster. Get actionable lessons from the world’s greatest thinkers & doers. The aim is to help you explore the big ideas and core skills that define knowledge in the 21st century, so you can apply them to the questions and challenges in your own life. Other Frequent contributors include Michio Kaku & Neil DeGrasse Tyson. Since 2006 BigThink has garnered over 300M views spanning across over nearly 9000 videos.

2. Alux.com

www.Alux.com is the largest community of Luxury & Fine Living enthusiasts in the World. Alux a world-wide recognized Authority when it comes to ranking the most expensive things in the world and frequently referenced in publications such as Forbes, USAToday, Wikipedia and many more as the Go-To resource in terms of luxury content! Alux.com is more than a “magazine”, it is a social platform where people passionate about what it means to live an elegant, beautiful and successful life, come to enjoy, share and discuss their own take on luxury.

3. Valuetainment

An entrepreneur channel created by Serial Entrepreneur, Patrick Bet-David. Valuetainment is referred to as the best channel for entrepreneurs with weekly How To’s, Motivation and interviews with unique individuals. Personally, this is one of my favourite YouTuber and channel. He does everything from politics to economy, personal growth to leadership, rules of engagement to marketing strategies and core life values for an effective lifestyle. If you are someone who enjoys watching interviews of the rarest people on the planet, then Valuetainment is the place for you. There are interviews ranging from Jordan B Peterson to Kevin Hart, from Kobe Bryant to the notorious drug lord- Sammy the bull. Patrick is an incredible and highly curious guy, just as you will come to see in his content.

4. Biographics

Biographics publishes three videos every week, providing biographic profiles of the men and women who — for better or for worse — helped write the pages of human history. Originally co-founded by Simon Whistler and Shell Harris. You will find these contents and information breathtaking and intensely informative. Whistler as the narrator does a very good job in presenting his content with top quality that will leave you glued to your seat.

5. Crash Course

The Crash Course team has produced more than 32 courses on a wide variety of subjects, including organic chemistry, literature, world history, biology, philosophy, theatre, ecology, and many more! At Crash Course, they believe that high-quality educational videos should be available to everyone for free! Are you always too busy to take classes or read a large volume of books on any particular subject, and just want a quick way to absorb ideas and gain knowledge? Well then, Crash Course is for you.

6. Soft White Underbelly

Soft White Underbelly interviews and portraits of the human condition by photographer, Mark Laita. While this may not be the academical-textbook or classroom kinda educational material, I find it quite intriguing. The channel seeks to educate people of the struggles on the other side of life. It opens up the world which we know exists, but are too busy to pay attention to. The channel is filled with interviews and stories of prostitutes, drug addicts, sex addicts, sex offenders, pimps, inbred families and many more. If you are curious like me and would be interested in having a deeper and wider sense of the world you live in, then definitely check it out.

7. Bright Side

Hey! Are you looking for answers to life’s biggest questions? Whether you’re into recent discoveries, space exploration, true stories, fitness, fun tests, and riddles, or useful tips for self-improvement, psychology, gadgets, or just your day-to-day routine, there’s something for everyone! You can expect all that and more coming at you in 3 top-quality videos every single day of the week. If you’ve got a thirst for knowledge that never quits, then join a community of tens of millions and growing! To have a good time, so take your shoes off, kick back, and make yourself at home here on the Bright Side of life!

8.Tech Junkie

TechJunkie is an online destination to teach your everyday users how to accomplish both simple and more complex tech tasks. We cover a wide variety of tech how-to topics including but not limited to Snapchat, Netflix, Instagram, Facebook, iPhone and Android. If you are not that tech-savvy and want to understand more of how that device you are holding works, including tips and tricks, then head on there and find out how.

9. Jordan B Peterson

He needs no introduction- the Canadian professor YouTube rock-star has been sensational since he stepped unto the world stage and started his YouTube journey in 2013. so far he has been a household name on political, philosophical and psychological ideologies to help with self-growth and the achievement of ones potential. Dr Peterson is an author, professor, and clinical psychologist, whose core message is to help people transform their life by taking personal responsibility for themselves as well as their immediate environment, hence his famous quote- to be successful start by cleaning up your room. He is a phenomenon and has been an inspiration to me and I have no doubt that there is so much you can gain from this timeless YouTube channel.

10. Ted

The Ted platform needs no introduction since its been the number one leading platform for educational and life-changing contents for decades now. The TED Talks channel features the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more.