Giving up small pots - theoretical question

[Catt]

I know the frustration. But I've strated taking the approach that I can't fight these fights without a reasonable draw that could give me the best hand, especially OOP. I'm more inclined to take stands when I have position, and growing more comfortable day by day with an ungodly amount of check-folding against ridiculous LAGs in small pots even when I think their range is wide open. There are chips to be won out in the center of the table; and there's a chance that I actually have the best hand; but I'm not in position to make the most / lose the least and I have no clue as to how to play the hand well (in a TOP sense) whereas my opponent has a lot of options to play better than me (in a TOP sense) even if he's not as good a player.