If time suddenly felt limited, what would truly matter?

It’s a question that slices through the noise. When you imagine only a year left on the clock, the daily distractions, endless scrolls, and small frustrations lose their weight. What’s left are the choices that actually shape your days—and the courage to start living them differently.

If you had one year left, you’d probably stop waiting for the “right time.” You’d stop comparing your life to everyone else’s highlight reel. You’d stop saying yes when your heart quietly means no. You’d stop mistaking being busy for being alive.

And you’d start living wide open.

You’d start saying what you really feel. You’d call the people you’ve been meaning to call. You’d walk slower, breathe deeper, and actually listen. You’d laugh more. You’d notice how the light looks in the morning and how good coffee smells when you slow down long enough to appreciate it.

You’d create—paint, write, sing, build—not because you want recognition, but because expression feels like freedom.

When you think about life as something that can’t be postponed, everything false falls away. What remains is the truth: love, time, curiosity, connection, purpose.

The real challenge isn’t what you’d do if you only had a year left—it’s what’s stopping you from doing it now.

So ask yourself:
What would you do differently if you knew you had one year left to live?