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See the post The books of the year 2025 published on 2026/01/31

I’ve been doing these end-of-the-year book lists for 6 years now. You can read all my previous lists here .

This year, my reading wandered into surprising territories. The five books I’m recommending span philosophy, technology, neuroscience, fiction, and fitness—a combination I couldn’t have predicted in January. What drew me to each was different, but looking back, I notice they share something: none of them let me stay comfortable. Each one asked me to unlearn something I thought I knew.