2025 Year in Review

Eugene Yan · 7 months ago · 31

A technical writer reviewed their 2025 year, which included publishing six pieces on recommendation systems and LLMs, prototyping four applications including an AI Reading Club app for Kindle iOS and an LLM-RecSys hybrid system. The author achieved consistent 5km weekly running since July with measurable improvements in resting heart rate and VO2 max, while experiencing a promotion to Principal Applied Scientist and jaw surgery recovery. Google search impressions increased 71% year-over-year to 3.39 million while click-through rate declined from 2.9% to 1.2%, possibly due to AI Overviews affecting search behavior.