January 2025 Gregg Borodaty

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-Nov 2, 2025, 11:32 PM

It’s time for the 12th edition of my annual reading list. I like to put together the list as way to document my reading goals for the year and to collect any suggestions or recommendations you might have based on the types of books I... Similar to recent years, I’m maintaining two lists. The first list is my fun reads, which are generally fictional works from the science fiction genre. I read these books for entertainment, although there are distinct reasons why the list leans towards science fiction that you can read about here. My morning reads is the list that I use for learning.

The themes are primarily personal development, health and wellness, and business. The guidelines I use to comprise each of these lists are included at the end of this post. Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson was on my radar for a long time. I originally added to my 2017 reading list. I carried it through to my 2020 reading list, where it finally percolated to the top. When I opened the book on my Kindle, I was taken aback by the length – over 900 pages!

Having already slogged through Peter Hamilton’s Pandora’s Star earlier that year, I couldn’t bring myself to read another tome of this length. So it languished on my reading list until the second half of 2023, when I finally decided to take the plunge. I knew I would have to eventually given how highly recommended it came from some close friends. If you’re looking for a few recommendations for your 2025 reading list, here are a few of my favorites from the past year for your consideration. There are three categories to choose from – general recommendations that cover my favorite fictional reads, technology and personal development, and my fun reads that can use to fill in any remaining holes in... As an avid reader of science fiction, it should come as no surprise that books about the colonization of other planets, especially Mars, regularly show up in my Amazon recommendations.

These recommendations led me to the Colony Mars Series by Gerald M. Kilby. The description looked interesting, so I decided to give it a go. Brad and I recently returned from our annual destination golf trip. This year we went to Pinehurst, referred to as ‘The Cradle’ of American golf. With ten courses, a nine hole Par 3, and an 18 hole putting green, there are a lot of choices when it comes to golf.

In fact, there are so many choices it can make it hard to decide which courses you should play. Since I caught some grief for not reviewing the courses from our last trip to Phoenix promptly (yes, I’m looking at you Connor), here are my thoughts on the courses at Pinehurst while the... While there’s an allure to the bright lights of the big city, there’s no place like home. Or is there? That’s the philosophical question that Matt Dunn explores in the novel Home. For anyone, like me, who left a small town for the big city, it makes you wonder what it would be like if you returned to your roots.

Needless to say, 2024 has gotten off to a slow start for the blog. There’s multiple reasons (aka excuses) this has happened, but I’ve come to the conclusion that I need to update and reorganize the website to get me focused on more regular posting. On January 1st, 2014, I published my first set of fitness goals. While a lot has changed over the years, my focus on health and fitness hasn’t. As I’ve done each year since those first fitness goals were published, here’s the plan for 2025. When I published the first set of goals.

the targets were simple – workout 160 days, walk 700 miles, and eat healthier. It’s a formula that has worked over the years, keep things simple. It’s what I did last year, and what I plan to continue to do this year. Before detailing this year’s plan, here are the results from last year. 120 days was the goal last year. I made it to 100, which is pretty good given some unexpected personal events that took precedence.

Plus, I changed up my routine the last few months of the year and replaced my Friday workout with a hike instead. I made it over 1,000 miles last year – 1,003.75 to be exact. The number consisted of 742.5 miles of walking + hiking and 261.25 miles of running. I didn’t track any other activities, and fortunately I didn’t need to in order to check this one off the list. Diet continues to be a work in progress. The field of nutrition is constantly evolving, but there are definitely some consistent themes that have emerged – avoid ultra-processed foods, cut-out added sugars, eat more natural foods such as vegetables and fruits, and...

The themes are primarily personal development, health and wellness, and business. The guidelines I use to comprise each of these lists are included at the end of this post. My ‘Want to Read’ list on Goodreads had 205 books on it to start the year which, believe it or not, is an improvement from last year when there over 220 books on it. I generally read about 30 books in a year – 20 from my fun reads and 10 from my morning reads. I’ve trimmed the overall number of books in my queue by being more selective in what I add to it. While I create and use the lists to guide my reading, I’m don’t rigidly adhere to them.

If a strong recommendation or new title comes up, it could jump the queue if I find it interesting. Each year, there are a couple of titles that I like to try and revisit. It’s a good way to reinforce the key concepts I took away the first (or last) time I read it. I didn’t do a good job of this last year, but I’d like to revisit at least one or two off this list in 2025. If you’re looking for a few recommendations for your 2025 reading list, here are a few of my favorites from the past year for your consideration. There are three categories to choose from – general recommendations that cover my favorite fictional reads, technology and personal development, and my fun reads that can use to fill in any remaining holes in...

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