Working Up

by Dwayne Phillips

Sometimes the key to doing something better is really quite simple.

Over the years I have improved various things in my life. People ask me,

• How did I improve my handwriting from awful to neat?
• How did I improve my grammar and punctuation?
• How did I improve my fiction writing?
• How did I…?

The answer is,

I tried harder.

Yes, the answer is grammatically incorrect, but I hope the point comes across. Sometimes the simplest thing is the answer. I didn’t use any great new method; I didn’t hire someone to teach me something. I simply tried harder.

Something not working as well as you wish it to work? Failing again and again at the same old thing? Looking for answers?

Try trying harder.