The Time Billionaire

04/25/23 • 5 min

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Investor Graham Duncan coined the phrase "Time Billionaire" as someone who has over one billion seconds to live.

To me, being a “Time Billionaire” isn’t necessarily about having the actual time, but about the awareness of the precious nature of the time you do have. It is about embracing the shortness of life and finding joy in ordinary daily moments of beauty.

Treat time as your ultimate currency—it’s all you have and you can never get it back. Spend it wisely, with those you love, in ways you’ll never regret.

Investor Graham Duncan coined the phrase "Time Billionaire" as someone who has over one billion seconds to live.

Treat time as your ultimate currency—it’s all you have and you can never get it back. Spend it wisely, with those you love, in ways you’ll never regret.

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