Tight(er) is Right? (10-20 6max stat post)

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This is my first stat post – I’ve been meaning to make this post for a long time.

Hands: 57,286
VPIP: 18.37
VPIP from SB: 22.14
Folded SB to steal: 88.78
Folded BB to steal: 70.33
Folded BB to steal HU: 65.49
Att to steal: 29.63
Won$WSF: 41.51
WTSD: 34.41
Won$ASD: 54.49
PFR: 14.28
Flop Agg: 3.47
Turn Agg: 2.92
River Agg: 2.15
Total Agg: 2.73
Folded to river bet: 40.54
BB/100: 1.40

Some notes about my stats:
(1) Includes every hand I’ve ever played in 10-20 6max (including difficult transition time)
(2) On average I play 3 tables (averaging 263 hands/hr)

I guess the purpose of this post is to present a few theories, but also to try and get some answers. Here is what I believe:
Perhaps my stats are an extreme example, but I think you can be a top player with a VPIP 22 or below. For all of poker, but especially in these aggressive short-handed games, you have to play within your comfort zone. If you follow strict stat guidelines (e.g. playing more hands to increase your VPIP or decrease your Folded BB to steal), you will not be maximizing for yourself.

Also, I definitely know my winrate could be higher:
(1) I sometimes play when tired, frustrated
(2) I am not immune to tilting. Recently I’ve been better, but when I’m losing a lot I sometimes loosen up too much and/or bluff too much
(3) While I feel like I have good reads and play every street well, I know my post-flop play can always use more work
(4) I can play a few more hands profitably (obviously). But even if I play a lot more hands (VPIP of 20 or 21), that’s still tighter than anyone else I’ve seen in this forum

Some other notes:
(1) I’m not just posting my stats after a good streak, in fact, I’m down 35BB over my last 14,000 hands
(2) My largest downstreak has been 160 BB
(3) I have used PT only sparingly up to this point. I have a good idea of the significance of VPIP, PFR, and AF, but that’s about it. I never have it open while I play – I find my own reads/notes more helpful.

I guess I’m asking if I’m an exception to the rule, or if I’m on to something here. Every day I see another post about how VPIP of 22 is too tight, and I think “wow”. It leaves me asking myself:
Am I just that good at postflop play?
Is my table selection particularly good?
Is it that I adjusted perfectly for the insane pace of 10-20?
Have I just gotten lucky?
Am I just making a big deal about mediocre stats?