"We were never built to exercise. We were built to avoid it." That is the sentence that stopped me cold in Daniel Lieberman's Exercised and made me finally forgive myself for every skipped run. Turns out laziness is not a flaw. It is ancient wiring.

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The suggested five books address the gap between knowing and doing. They are about behaviour, decisions, and mental models. The infrastructure of thinking well.

The book respects that financial decisions are complicated and personal, offering a middle path between spending yourself broke and living frugally.

A concise, gripping account of Gaza’s past and present, showing how ordinary lives, political upheaval, and decades of conflict intertwine to create a history that demands understanding.

A hilarious, heartfelt, and practical guide for new dads—full of real talk, dad hacks, and much-needed reassurance.