Invest in a Better You This Year in a Way That’s Actually Fun

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Eating quinoa won’t make you a better person, and you don’t have to sludge through coding classes to sharpen your mind. In his new book, Beginners: The Joy and Transformative Power of Lifelong Learning , Tom Vanderbilt takes up pursuits that are actually fun—surfing, chess, even juggling—and finds power in being a novice. “You’re freed from the worries of impostor syndrome—that anxiety of not being the expert,” he writes, “because no one expects you to be any good.” Here, we celebrate enjoyable investments in your mind, body, and spirit with a pick-and-choose portfolio.