Quick Definition: The tendency of guys to stay with a set or withing their comfort zone at the cost of obvious opportunity elsewhere, in order to “preserve” their current good emotions
Full Definition:
If you are going for the skill-set, you want to put yourself constantly in situations where you are learning. However, some guys are afraid to leave a set with medium-looking girls and pursue the hotter ones. Sometimes this pattern will continue for months and a coach needs to push him to approach 9s and 10s.
Brad Benson explains state preservation @14:20
Usage: Don’t be afraid to leave your set, and ‘preserve’ your state.
Related Terms: Momentum, Rejection, C&B, State, State Crash, HB, Merging Sets