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In a previous essay I made the statement that men judge their performance by the impact they have on the world, whereas women judge themselves by how the world impacts them. Thus, when we as men judge performance, be it our own of that of others, we do so by looking outside ourselves for objective high performers within a given sphere of competition. This is quite apparent in the Red Pill because much like a corporation we have key performance indicators for everything. We have body fat percentages, height, weight, income, income streams, notch counts, and god knows what else. Women do not really work like we do, a guy focuses on 10% body fat, a woman gets tingles when she sees abs.

I elected to use the Apex-fallacy to describe a phenomenon whereby a man compares himself with A+ performers in many areas and seek to reach their level in multiple areas. However, A+ performers get to that level because they focus specifically on being an A+ performer in few areas. If you try to get a physique like a physique athlete or body builder, the financial and investment knowledge of the world’s best money manager, the psychological insight of a clinical psychologist, the body language knowledge of Joe Navarro, and just keep adding to that list, you will never be a top performer in all those areas. Furthermore, you never develop a competitive advantage or core competencies. What these men have developed is a set of skills, traits and knowledge, that is uniquely theirs, copying that and most likely doing it worse won’t grant you a competitive advantage. Donovan’s words this very well when he says “You will get more pussy being an A+ in one area than a B- in every area” and by seeking to reach the apex of A+ in looks, game, money, style and everything else you will never outperform those who focus on just one of them.

I’ve had an essay in my draft folder for a while now titled “Of Alphas and Accomplishments” that I haven’t really been able to finish. In it I go over some of the best pure players I know who are also naturals. The funny thing about these guys is that none of them happens to be Chad Thundercock. Most of them are between 5 ft 6 and 5 ft 10, 160 – 170 lbs, 12 – 15% body fat, in the type of shape you get from engaging in regular, recreational physical activity, they work pretty normal jobs, and are pretty must just “normal dudes”.

Read the full essay here: https://blacklabellogic.com/2018/07/27/of-apex-and-alphas/#more-3887