Science and Ideas
1. The Anxious Generation
How the smartphone rewired childhood and what we should do about it. The most important social science book of the year.
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How intuition works — and when to trust it over data. Underread classic that pairs perfectly with Kahneman.
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3. Intermezzo
Rooney's fourth novel reads more as character study than plot — two brothers grieving their father in different ways.
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Part memoir, part road trip journal, part philosophy. McConaughey is a more interesting thinker than his reputation suggests.
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A memoir about escaping the expectations that kept you small. Oprah's Book Club selection and a genuine cultural event.
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6. Atomic Habits
Still the most actionable self-improvement book in print. If you haven't read it, now is the time.
Check price →7. Think Again
Why the ability to rethink is more valuable than intelligence. Grant is at his clearest and most useful here.
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8. Sapiens
The most ambitious history of humanity ever written for a general audience. Still the best starting point for big-picture thinking.
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The story of two bicycle mechanics who changed the world. McCullough's gift for narrative nonfiction at its peak.
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10. Deep Work
The argument that focused, distraction-free work is becoming rare and therefore valuable. Essential for knowledge workers.
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