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The Surprising Benefits of Giving Things Away
08:04 - 18:08 (10:04)
This podcast explores the idea of giving things away and how it can often lead to unexpected benefits, even in our professional lives, and sheds light on the underserved problem of success literature that focuses on how to become successful over how to maintain it.
Clips
The speaker recounts a time when he prioritized work over his newborn daughter's birth, highlighting the difficulty of balancing professional and personal responsibilities.
08:04 - 09:21 (01:17)
Summary
The speaker recounts a time when he prioritized work over his newborn daughter's birth, highlighting the difficulty of balancing professional and personal responsibilities.
ChapterThe Surprising Benefits of Giving Things Away
Episode#355: Greg McKeown — How to Master Essentialism
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The more successful you become, the more opportunities and options you have, which requires a new approach to managing your time and priorities.
09:21 - 13:31 (04:10)
Summary
The more successful you become, the more opportunities and options you have, which requires a new approach to managing your time and priorities. This issue is often overlooked in literature on success that typically focuses on achieving success.
ChapterThe Surprising Benefits of Giving Things Away
Episode#355: Greg McKeown — How to Master Essentialism
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
This podcast discusses the endowment effect and how to reframe certain questions that people ask about the things they own or opportunities presented to them.
13:31 - 15:05 (01:34)
Summary
This podcast discusses the endowment effect and how to reframe certain questions that people ask about the things they own or opportunities presented to them.
ChapterThe Surprising Benefits of Giving Things Away
Episode#355: Greg McKeown — How to Master Essentialism
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
We have a natural tendency to overvalue physical objects and opportunities, leading to clutter accumulation in our lives.
15:06 - 18:08 (03:02)
Summary
We have a natural tendency to overvalue physical objects and opportunities, leading to clutter accumulation in our lives. However, we should be mindful of what we hold onto to prevent unnecessary clutter.