A software developer and blogger shares 29 books and magazines read throughout 2025, spanning productivity, history, science fiction, art, design, economics, and fiction. Each entry includes a brief personal review and the date finished. Highlights include 'A Little History of the World' by Gombrich as the year's favorite, Agatha Christie's 'And Then There Were None' finished in a single day, and several recommendations sourced from Hideo Kojima's 'The Creative Gene'. The post also reflects on reading habits, balancing books with other hobbies, and encouraging children to read.
Table of contents
1. Slow Productivity2. Amusing Ourselves to Death3. How to Read a Book4. How to Take Smart Notes5. The Designer Who Got Forgotten6. B Magazine: Montblanc No. 807. Bullshit Jobs8. Sid Meier's Memoir9. Bunu Herkes Bilir10. The Creative Gene11. Inherit the Stars12. The Gentle Giants of Ganymede13. 2001 Nights, Vol. 114. Barbican Residents15. What You Are Looking for Is in the Library16. Leica M17. A Little History of the World18. From Nerd to Pro19. The Inner Game of Tennis20. Ways of Seeing21. Caps Lock22. Montblanc23. The Notebook24. Standard Chair25. A Dog's Heart26. And Then There Were None27. Kaput28. Art as TherapyVerdictSort: