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  "description": "the most apt name for an investment endeavor.",
  "path": "/the-idler-capital/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-18T16:49:53.000Z",
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  "textContent": "If I ever were to start a serious investment management operation, the most apt name for this endeavor would be The Idler Capital.\n\nThe Idler Capital pays homage to Dr. Samuel Johnson's 104 essays published under the pen name The Idler between 1758 and 1760.\n\nOne of the strongest elements of its investment philosophy would be the removal of action, the idleness (almost indolence) that goes contrary to the typical investment professional's reach for velocity (of news, trades, views, data).\n\nJust as Johnson wrote in essay number 1:\n\n> \"The Idler, who habituates himself to be satisfied with what he can most easily obtain, not only escapes labours which are often fruitless, but sometimes succeeds better than those who despise all that is within their reach, and think every thing more valuable as it is harder to be acquired.\"\n\nPerhaps unbeknownst to The Idler, he is also possessed of a patience far exceeding that of his industrious neighbors. And patience is the rarest and most valuable disposition there is.",
  "title": "the idler capital",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-18T16:50:33.216Z"
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