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Being available all the time makes your value decrease. The more you are seen and heard from, the more common you appear. If you are in a group, temporary withdrawal from it will make you more talked about, even more, admired. Learn when to leave to create value through scarcity.
In the seventeenth century, the royal family of The Netherlands wanted to make the tulip more than a beautiful flower. They wanted it to be a kind of status symbol. So, they made the flower scarce, almost impossible to get your hands on. Which sparked what was later called tulipomania. A single flower was now worth more than its weight in gold.
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