Do You Hesitate to Throw Something Away, for Fear that Others Might Pick It Up?

“There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that others might pick them up.” 

–Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

Have you faced this problem — for instance, deciding to pursue some opportunity, even though you weren’t really interested, because you knew you’d be annoyed if someone else got the chance to do it?

I remind myself of this observation all the time.

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