The most precious commodity of all? | Will Jenkins | TED Institute

Throughout history, humans have ascribed value to the tools and processes that made their tasks easier and faster to complete. Countering the old saying that "time is money," Will Jenkins says that the most valuable currency is actually time.
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[@scottbridge9391]

They discuss this concept in the 2015 sci-fi movie Jupiter Ascending: "In your world, people are used to fighting for resources... like oil, or minerals, or land. But when you have access to the vastness of space, you realize there's only one resource worth fighting over... even killing for: More time. Time is the single most precious commodity in the universe."

[@thethreeladiespodcast]

thank you

[@newyorkfan16]

Fear is the most valuable commodity in the universe - Max Brooks

[@zaktripper4908]

Some are just born with many other peoples time already comfortably in their pockets

[@jasonkassa2204]

score: '8/10' or 83% (Recommended) Ultimately, a Talk like this is beneficial in the sense of stimulation of ideas. give me the first @4:15 back! The kid starts with the Joel Greenblatt phrasing " 'Money is Time'". That draws you in! Great!, let's dig in to this juicy concept. Please.... but Noooo ... All this articulated 'edging' for four minutes to then say "Time is Money" ( associated at least as far back as Ben Franklin 1748 )... @5:14 Value Equation ( which itself should be considered a significant model ), but we must admit highly specified for the 'business of convenience'. Goes a bit beyond his scope in then implying a universal conflation of convenience and 'satisfaction'... don't tell that to my masseuse, it has been a stressful @five minutes and fifteen seconds, and a 'quicky' just won't do. My grilled cheese sandwich is usually too delicious not to cook at home rather than risk a 'pho pas' of a perfunctory Vietnamese pork roll, although there are exceptions with some shops and satisfying specialties. Then @8:21, he's back to Earth with a high quality comprehensive thought experiment. Nice.

[@glenm5034]

Time to smoke my pipe?