By 
Will Jenkins
 | 
TED Institute Talk

The most precious commodity of all?

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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