Greg McKeown
PersonHeard in 2 episodes across 2 shows since Oct 2026
Greg McKeown is an author, public speaker, and leadership and business strategist who serves as CEO of McKeown Inc., a leadership and strategy design agency headquartered in Silicon Valley. He is known for the books Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less and Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most.
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What Greg McKeown has said on podcasts
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Ownership causes people to value possessions and opportunities more highly.
“we value things more because we have them.”
Open the episode · #885: How to Simplify Your Life — Tips from Oliver Burkeman, Chip Conley, Elizabeth Gilbert, and MoreListen at 15:20
The endowment effect causes people to retain possessions that are not useful.
“we are overvaluing it and therefore keeping it.”
Open the episode · #885: How to Simplify Your Life — Tips from Oliver Burkeman, Chip Conley, Elizabeth Gilbert, and MoreListen at 15:52
Imagining non-ownership helps people evaluate possessions and opportunities more accurately.
“it helps us to evaluate things more without this inflation of the fact that we own it”
Open the episode · #885: How to Simplify Your Life — Tips from Oliver Burkeman, Chip Conley, Elizabeth Gilbert, and MoreListen at 20:05
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