Summary The classic example of stuck in the middle is the company that attempts to compete based on both price and differentiation. Winning the price war means that you must cut various frills attached to your product, whereas winning the differentiation war requires a focus on frills to drive up perceived quality and value. The title of this post is based on the fact that trying to do too many things at the same time often leads to mediocre performance at best. Perhaps the classic example is the new trainee attempting fat loss and muscle gain at the same time. While this is arguably possible, it often leads to erratic behavior in a new trainee, where one day they are focused on losing fat, the next on gaining muscle, their diet and training program reflects the goal confusion.

A CEO I once worked with shared a view with me that the most efficient route to success is to have two ideas in your head at once. First there is the long-term strategic view dictated by your mission, second comes various forms of low-hanging fruit that can be secured without much risk or loss to your progress towards fulfilling the strategy. The idea of the low hanging fruit in terms of improving sexual market value are things such as getting better haircuts, grooming properly, making small wardrobe improvements, in general things that on their own do not grant a great increase in value, but also consume very limited amounts of effort and time.

A trainee may get a whole new wardrobe to improve their style, then rapidly find it outdated as a result of either size gain or loss. They may be on a strict diet, yet find themselves constantly exposed to dietary and alcoholic temptations as a result of spending most of their leisure time in bars and clubs to hone their game. Such constant vacillation between goals ensures that the probably of reaching them is reduced. This is one of the reasons why many recommend cutting old friends and family members that engage in concern trolling, reward poor behavior and various other things out of your life.

Other activities are those that your long-term strategy are based upon, but that require long-term and large investments in terms of time and effort. Losing weight, gaining muscle, changing your diet, implementing new habits into your life, bettering social skills, learning game and various others. These are the foundation of the new person you are changing into, and as such they must be solid, well-thought out and implemented in a manner that secures longevity.

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