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Michael Easter puts himself on the frontline to combat the total comfort our modern society enables. He gets outside and things get gritty—it’ll make you want to head outside for a little (rewarding) discomfort of your own.

Self-help but without the woo-ness. Peter Attia takes a long-lens approach to longevity by synthesizing the current state of healthy aging and making it all make sense.

Rick Rubin’s book on creativity is a bit like going on a spiritual retreat without having to leave your couch. May your Grammy await.

Also in the vein of creating, Julia Cameron’s book on harnessing your inner artist is useful to every perceived creative capability. It’s really about carving out time to think and be with yourself, opening up space for new connections to form no matter what your medium of choice, Excel spreadsheets included.

Nineteen Eighty-Four is an oldie but a goodie in the sense that it is beautiful to read and a bit (too much?) on the nose.

Fahrenheit 451 is one of those books that you either skipped reading in school or else could use another read—and savvier interpretation later in life. It’s beautiful as ever.

Also worth a reread every few years: The Alchemist. The book is a journey of physical and emotional proportions, as is the reading experience of it.

Hey, who says you’re too old for picture books? Not Paul McCartney and certainly not us. McCartney shot these little-seen Beatles photos on a 35mm camera. It’s an exercise in enjoying captured memories and the intimacies of a public life.