A Salute to Veracity: Winter 2025

Recapping some of my favorite reads from the First Quarter of ‘25

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The journey of writers on Medium has been fraught with confusion and disappointment. Many of us never know what to expect, from one month to the next. But, due to our appreciation for this community, there are those of us who’ve chosen to persist. We hope that if we stick around for long enough, we’ll gradually see more of the changes that would improve this platform for the better.

Thus, my quarterly tradition shall continue. In each season of the year, I compile a collection of “Recommended Reads” featuring high-quality pieces that either taught me new things or stoked introspection or elevated thought within my mind. This will be the sixteenth edition of my curation efforts; its previous installments can be viewed below:

Spring 2021 | Summer 2021 | Autumn 2021 | Winter 2022

Spring 2022 | Summer 2022 | Autumn 2022 | Winter 2023

Spring 2023 | Summer 2023 | Autumn 2023 | Winter 2024

Spring 2024 | Summer 2024 | Autumn 2024

For this go around, I’m still catching up on past reads that I’ve bookmarked. As I continue to get past my procrastination, I’ve summarized numerous Medium articles which were originally published in December…