For a couple of years now I’ve been wondering if there was a book version of the Weekly Thing. I had in my mind the idea of an almanac. Something that captured some period of time and put information in a different format. This year this idea surfaced again and unlike the last couple of times I could not shake it. It seemed this thing needed to happen! And here it is, the Yearly Thing 2025: Agents, Attention, Artifacts.

The Yearly Thing 2025 places all 324 links that I commented on across 31 issues of the Weekly Thing in 2025 into one volume. It is organized into 10 topic focused chapters:

  1. The AI Revolution
  2. The Craft of Software
  3. Privacy, Security and Encryption
  4. Cryptocurrency and Web3
  5. The Apple Ecosystem
  6. The Open Web and Blogging
  7. Attention, Algorithms and Digital Life
  8. Leadership and Building Products
  9. Health, Connection and Society
  10. Tools, Productivity and Delights

There is also an Introduction, Weekly Thing Index, and an Afterword.

This repackaging of the Weekly Thing gives an opportunity to see topics in a different light. The eBook version maintains all the hyperlinks so you can go to articles and navigate as you like. The printed book references the issue each item was in, which you can then easily scan a QR code to go to via the Weekly Thing Index if you wish to.

I hope this is a way for people to go back to topics and reflect on them more. Make some notes in the margin on the print. All while supporting the Weekly Thing Supporting Membership program — with all proceeds from the sale of the Yearly Thing 2025 supporting great digital non-profits.

This may be the first of many Yearly Things that you can collect over time. 🤔

A futuristic-style book cover titled Yearly Thing 2025 features wind turbines against a cloudy sky.