What Cha Got?

It was unusual this time in that I was not even looking for the James Clear email.  But there was a quote in it by Virgina Wolf that had me thinking a lot about how I like to operate.
 “Writer Virginia Woolf reminds us that agency is not in controlling what happens, but in working with what we have: "Arrange whatever pieces come your way."”
I am a great believer in working with what I have got and then determining what I need.
The example that comes to mind immediately from what I have done was sleeves for stamps.  As many know I have a huge collection of stamps.  I have spent ages sorting them and reached the stage of mounting them.  It was at that point I realized I needed more sleeves for the job.  I got them and moved on.
Conversely I have seen others think something was needed, get it, and then discover it was not really needed.
I try to avoid that.  At times I am sure it makes me seem unnecessary tight, yet I have rarely experienced regret operating that way.  I do think it has saved me well and it has also utilized all I have before I move on.
Also it lends itself to discovering purpose for some items that was not immediately obvious.  I do think it is unfortunate to pass something by when all the time it was a good, though not immediately obvious, fit or what I was doing.
That is why it seems to me sometimes others  provide me with the best ideas for something I have not even considered.  I reckon feedback is great.  Laying aside my superman syndrome ofter opens the door to good ideas I have not even considered.  I am limited in my thinking and often being close to something blinkers my view.  It is way better where possible to get the thoughts and ideas of others.  To me often the impact of an idea is doubled, tripled, quadrupled and on by the import of others.
Working with what I have got is the way to go for me.  To me it is the best use of my resources.