Greg McKeown
British-American author of Essentialism
Greg McKeown (British-American author of Essentialism) has appeared as a guest on 1 episode in TMT. Topics they speak about most include Endowment effect.
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Endowment effect
McKeown recommends evaluating possessions and opportunities as if one did not already have them.
“the idea is to trick your brain into putting it in the position where you don't own the thing, where you don't have the opportunity”
The Tim Ferriss Show: #885: How to Simplify Your Life — Tips from Oliver Burkeman, Chip Conley, Elizabeth Gilbert, and More (Oct 2, 2026) · Listen from 19:45
McKeown says many people pursue outdated goals and opportunities, which he calls 'stormtroopers,' simply because they already hold them.
“I think a lot of people have a lot of stormtroopers in their life. And so it's not about the closet”
The Tim Ferriss Show: #885: How to Simplify Your Life — Tips from Oliver Burkeman, Chip Conley, Elizabeth Gilbert, and More (Oct 2, 2026) · Listen from 16:05
McKeown argues the endowment effect becomes harmful when it causes people to overvalue things they should discard.
“It's a positive phenomenon until and unless we overvalue something that we really ought not to have in the closet at all”
The Tim Ferriss Show: #885: How to Simplify Your Life — Tips from Oliver Burkeman, Chip Conley, Elizabeth Gilbert, and More (Oct 2, 2026) · Listen from 15:37
Appearances
#885: How to Simplify Your Life — Tips from Oliver Burkeman, Chip Conley, Elizabeth Gilbert, and MoreThe Tim Ferriss Show · Oct 2, 2026 · 47 min
Tim Ferriss compiles advice from Chip Conley, Greg McKeown, David Allen, Elizabeth Gilbert and Oliver Burkeman on decisions that simplify life.
Often appears with
- Tim Ferriss · 1 shared episode
- Chip Conley · 1 shared episode
- David Allen · 1 shared episode
- Elizabeth Gilbert · 1 shared episode
- Oliver Burkeman · 1 shared episode