Efficient BJJ: Thoughts and Examples

It's hard to put in words but maybe I can convey it with some examples:

1. At the beach, a wave is coming and I don't crash head into it. I dive under til it passes. 
2. Knee on Belly, trying to set up the Baseball Choke. If my knee bothers him and he tries to shove it away with his hands, that leaves me a clear path to the Choke; if he defends the choke, then I slide my knee down to Mount.
3. If he frames his forearm against my neck, I don't press down; I get behind his elbow and push it aside. 
4. Knee Cut Half Pass -- I need the Underhook, but if he keeps pummeling and he gets the Underhook on me, then I go to Plan B Pass: Reverse Sit, control his belt or pants. 
5. Knee Cut Half Pass 2 - As I was just about to clear my knee and pass, he got a hook under my leg and I felt a little off balance going in that direction, so I reversed direction and got my leg down and into Mount. 
6. Like Black Chris did to me: he didn't hold onto to his grip like crazy, he just moved onto the next step. Some people like to grip fight to the death or hold on liked crazy. 

I'm really trying to find more moments like this, that uses less energy, that takes what the other guy gives me. Don't fight force with force, go under or around or try something else.