Free Resources

 
 

The Science of Well Being by Yale University

Yale offers a free online course on the basics of happiness, taught by Professor Laurie Santos. It’s one of the most popular classes at Yale.

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Students Get Free Access to Developer Tools on GitHub

  • Make digital designs easily with Canva Pro for free if you are a student through Github.

  • Free professional plan from Typeform

  • Stripe transaction fees waived on first $1K in revenue processed

Your Local Library

In addition to the physical book collection, a lot of libraries also allow access to digital products with your library card. That means you do not have to even have to step foot into the library to access:

  • audiobooks

  • kindle

  • online learning services (ie. Lynda, Gale)

  • digital magazines/newspapers

  • music, podcasts

  • language learning programs

Libraries like the Los Angeles Public Library offer additional resources at the library, such as renting laptops, 3-D printing, art exhibits, and more.

The best part of it all is that doesn’t cost you a thing! You just have to go to your local library with your ID to sign up for a library card.

Tip: When considering purchasing a book, try the digital copy to see if you want to add it to your collection. Then you can make a better decision about if you are truly interested in it, and which version you want. Do you prefer audiobooks, hard copy books, or e-books?

See Project Life Hack’s Reading Corner for suggested titles.

Free Classes at Ivy League Schools Online

Exclusive Ivy League Colleges such as Brown, Cornell, Columbia, Dartmouth, Harvard, Yale, University of Pennsylvania, and Princeton have free online courses available on platforms such as Coursera and Class Central.

Find classes on Computer Science, Data Science, Business, Humanities, Social Sciences, Humanities, Engineering, Personal Development, and more,

One very popular one is Yale’s Science of Well Being Course taught by Professor Laurie Santos, available on Coursera.

Access to Over 700 Textbooks until May 2020

Cambridge University Press is making the HTML format of over 700 textbooks free until the end of May 2020 during the Coronavirus outbreak regardless of whether the textbooks were previously published.

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U-Haul is offering 30-days of free storage for college students impacted by the Coronavirus

This free month applies to new customers with college IDs in the U.S. and Canada subject to availability, and applies to usage of U-Box portable moving and storage containers. Call 1-800-GO-UHAUL or visit uhaul.com

Free Headspace Plus app for Health Care Providers thru 2020

The Coronavirus pandemic that has impacted the global community is overburdening health systems and healthcare professionals. Headspace is offering its premium offering, Headspace Plus, its mindfulness and guided meditation free for any health care provider who works in public health in the US until the end of 2020.

Get Moving At Home

  • Peloton extended the trial of its app from 30-days to 90-days. Try live cycling, running, yoga, strength, meditation, toning classes or on-demand anywhere.

  • Les Mills on demand HITT, Bodypump, Bodystep, Barre and more home workouts are available during COVID-19 disruptions

Stream Musicals and Operas

  • The Show Must Go On! Youtube Channel featuring bringing you showtunes, backstage access and full performances from some of the best loved musicals in history, such as Phantom of the Opera, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

  • Stream encore operas at the Metropolitan Opera. Each stream becomes available at 7:30 p.m. EDT and remains accessible for on-demand viewing until 6:30 p.m. the following day.

Virtual Tours of Iconic Museums

These are some of the iconic museums that are offering virtual tours of some of the most popular art