"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." — Plato
Without much suspense, Paul continued to do his repetitive but effective strategy. Many players needlessly complicated the process of gaining CP when the reality was that going slow and steady was the best way forward.
Trying to be smart and find workarounds for hard work can sometimes yield wonderful results, but it often leads to more time being wasted trying to improve something that could be done quickly.
At the same time, that was all sage-like coming from someone with knowledge of the future and profound experience in the game. To everyone else, they were reaching around in the dark for the steering wheel to lead them to the top of the leaderboard.