Two quotes from two books, concerning high hands in shorthanded pots

[benwood]

This is how my mindset changes as the game gets shorter,fwiw.

In a full game,a hand with a strong chance of winning low & a long shot chance of picking up the high side is a pretty good hand.You get some sort of return on your investment when you only win low,& then you occasionally scoop it to make some real money.

In short games,the low side is more of a safety net.You're basically trying to take the high & hope nobody makes a low.If you don't "win the hand"(the high),you can hopefully "get your money back"with some kind of low.

A hand like A suited,J,J,5,for instance,is not a very good hand in a full game,but I'll take it every time heads up.