Avoiding discarding valuable cards or cards that are almost ready to form a set or run in your hand is one tactic. Rather, aim to discard cards that can be of less use to other players, like low-value cards or cards that don't fit into aslots crashny possible combinations in your hand. Keeping an eye on the cards that other players have discarded can be another strategy to make the most of discards. Knowing which cards are safe to remove from the discard pile and which cards other players might be holding in their hands can be gained from this information. You can decide which cards to pick up and which to discard from your hand more intelligently by paying close attention to the discards made by other players.