I usually check my email/facebook, then hubski, reddit, a couple of blogs to find any new posts, Quora, Hacker News, and Techcrunch (in something like that order). My preferred places to find things to read:
Quora is an open question forum. They send me a weekly newsletter of the "best" answers to questions asked that week (best I take to mean most voted on).
The Last Psychiatrist is an anonymous psychiatrist challenging you to forego narcissism, analyze your cultural context, and even change your behavior. I find that sharing his essays usually leads to interesting conversations, as long as someone gives his style a chance.
Hubski's tag #goodlongread for a variety of longer essays from a variety of Hubski users.
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