Greg McKeown, writing for the Harvard Business Review, presents the idea that strategic minimization of opportunities will maximize one’s chances of success:
Instead of asking, “How much do I value this item?” we should ask “If I did not own this item, how much would I pay to obtain it?” And the same goes for career opportunities. We shouldn’t ask, “How much do I value this opportunity?” but “If I did not have this opportunity, how much would I be willing to sacrifice in order to obtain it?”
Thought-provoking.