*The following is transcribed from this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewBbIrpU2tc

In one of my first posts I briefly discussed the three main areas for improving your sexual market value; namely, your social status, your wealth and success, and your physique and health. While there are many subcategories within each of these three areas, the area I want to focus on in this article is height; which falls under your physique and health.

A lot of men on RedPill seem to erroneously regard height as the sort of apex of physical achievement. They dwell on their own insecurities, and since society and women places such an emphasis on height they often find themselves fixating on this aspect of their physical form that they cannot change. I’m here to help remove that mindset.

First, let’s begin by navigating your sexual market value. Most people look at this in the form of a scale of a number between 1 through 10.

1 <__5__> 10

In this scale 10 is obviously, ‘handsome,’ 5 is ‘average,’ and 1 is ,’ugly’ or not desirable.

Most short men seem to think that because they are short it instantly puts them at a 3 on the scale simply because they are 5’6. This is far from correct. The maximum any characteristic or attribute can affect you on the scale is +1 or -1. For example, if you are 5’6, the maximum your height can affect you with regards to the scale is by moving you down 1 pt.

Here is a short cheat sheet guide on navigating height:

  • 5’0 – 5’6 / -1
  • 5’7 – 5’11 / 0
  • 6’0 – 6’5 / +1

The only case where you may go up or down on the scale significantly is due to being in an extreme. For example, a billionaire may go up on the scale significantly due to being one of the richest men in the world. Here is the same chart with extremes presented at both ends (and this isn't so black and white).

  • 5’0 and below / -2
  • 5’1 – 5’6 / -1
  • 5’7 – 5’11 / 0
  • 6’0 – 6’4 / +1
  • 6’5 and above / +2

Secondly, there are certain people and areas where certain traits seem to matter more than others. For example, most women in the world of online dating seem to care more about height and money than women who do not operate in this realm. These women may believe being short reduces your smv by more than one point; but these women are far outside the norm and are typically damaged goods anyway.

Now, I am not going to lie or sugarcoat the fact that height is an important physical attribute for men. However, the biggest way to fail in life as a short man is to fixate on your height as a problem. You cannot change your height. Fixating on it to such an extreme and being insecure about it is where ‘Napoleon Complex’ or ‘Small Man Syndrome’ is derived from, and this will only lead you to failure. Nothing is worse than a man who is weak or insecure over something they cannot change.

Recently, there was a post on RedPill which argued that if you are under 5’5 or 5’7 (basically where height negatively affects your smv) you should invest in lifts because being short is do disastrous to your life you will need fix it or you won’t succeed. In my opinion, this is terrible advice for those men who are short. Like I said before, I agree being short probably places you at a disadvantage in life, but attempting to ‘fix’ your height through lifts is a sign of insecurity and not strength. We mock women for hiding their own flaws through makeup and padded bras, etc and then we adopt a similar strategy? The most RedPill method to fixing your height is simply not caring about it.

Last, I do suggest that if you are short it is almost mandatory to workout and wear decent clothes. On the plus side, as a shorter man it will take you less time to build muscle and look good than someone who is tall. Simply put, they will need 40 lbs of muscle to look the same as you putting on about 20 lbs. Additionally - your attitude and dress can go a long way.