Finding meaning in a post-work future

I resolved to read more fiction in 2025. Here’s what I learned.

Dec 31, 2025

∙ Paid

Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre-Auguste Renoir — “Luncheon of the Boating Party” by Pierre Auguste Renoir

At the end of 2024, I resolved to set aside time in the new year to read novels, especially classic ones. In the first half of the year, I was ripping through books at a crazy rate. My engagement fell off in the back half, but I did manage to keep reading.

Here’s what I read this year:

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Slow Boring to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.