Archive - Good Young Money

Finding without seeking

History is filled with stories of wanderers.

Feb 14, 2024 •

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January 2024

Copernicus was 1000 years late

At the end of the 5th century CE, a young man who lived in relative obscurity had a radical idea: it was the earth, and not the sky, which rotated and…

Jan 23, 2024 •

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December 2023

Choose uncomfortable enlargement this new year

In 1950, 11 French mountaineers set out on the French Himalayan Expedition to attempt to be the first people in the world to summit an 8000m+ peak.

Dec 20, 2023 •

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Interruptions from 'real life'

There are two approaches to travel.

Dec 11, 2023 •

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November 2023

Learning any art in 3 steps

If your friend tells you they are starting a business with someone they met a few months ago, you, as a devoted friend, probably have some concerns…

Nov 25, 2023 •

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The Meaning Crisis

Awakening from The Meaning Crisis, a 50 part YouTube lecture series from University of Toronto professor of cognitive science John Vervaeke, begins with…

Nov 12, 2023 •

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The Beginning of Infinity

Physicist and Philosopher David Deutsch writes in the Beginning of Infinity that the essence of progress, and in some ways of our humanity, is our…

Nov 6, 2023 •

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October 2023

The Elephant is Soft and Mushy

The famous parable of The Blind Men and the Elephant has appeared in several texts, across religious traditions, children's books, movies, as analogies…

Oct 30, 2023 •

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To get the sunset, give in to it

Faced with a starry, cloudless night, it’s hard to ignore the vastness of things we don’t understand. But someone looking at the stars has likely sought…

Oct 24, 2023 •

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September 2023

Against the instinct of addition

When we think of improving our lives, or improving any one thing, our first instinct is additive.

Sep 11, 2023 •

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August 2023

Women's sports and Ernest Hemingway

Stories shape our culture and our culture shapes our stories.

Aug 22, 2023 •

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The story of risk is one of agency, of how our choices shape our trajectory.

Aug 14, 2023 •

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