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the most precious thing - time
This week’s vibe 🎧: Morning Shade
Jalen Williams on cherishing the time he has spent with his teammates
Every year, once the NBA Finals wrap up, I find myself in this strange little void. There’s a short window where no major sports are on, and I honestly don’t know what to do with myself. What do I watch now?
This year, something from the playoffs has lingered with me longer than usual. It wasn’t a game-winning shot or a big trade headline (even though there are plenty of those). It was Jalen Williams, post-game, offering this quiet reflection:
“Nothing is more precious than time.”
He wasn’t talking about stats or fame. He was talking about how you show up—for your team, for the people around you, for the moment. What you choose to give your time, energy, and presence to.
And that kinda felt like the real highlight.
“The core challenge of managing our limited time isn't about how to get everything done—that's never going to happen—but how to decide most wisely what not to do, and how to feel at peace about not doing it.”
Oliver Burkeman
Author Oliver Burkeman wrote an entire book on the reality behind what Jalen Williams said. It’s called Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals, based on the number of weeks we get if we live to 80.
It sounds like a time management book, but it’s really about how to live with more presence and less pressure.
Burkeman invites us to stop performing productivity—and start asking better questions:
What’s actually worth my time?
What would it look like to stop rushing and be fully here?
We spend so much energy trying to optimize every hour. But what if the point of time isn’t to use it perfectly—but to live it fully? The real win isn’t having the most productive day. It’s knowing that the time you spent actually mattered.
Time Honesty Check
Right now, pause and look at how you’ve spent your day so far. Without judgment—just notice. Where has your time gone? Was any of it spent on something that actually mattered to you?
Now ask yourself:
What’s one thing I can do today that I’ll be glad I gave my time to?
Maybe it’s calling someone you love. Finishing something slowly and intentionally. Getting sun outside for 5 minutes. Whatever it is for you, let it be enough. Remember, you don’t need to get everything done, you just need to choose one thing that’s worth being here for.
We did something new and made you something simple to slow down with!
Use this Daily Time Intention worksheet as a quiet way to start your day: choose one thing to be present for, one thing to let go of, and one small moment that matters.
Print it. Fill it in. Or just set it as the background on your phone and pretend you filled it out. No judgment.
Download it below 🙂
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