There is always room for improvement.
If you’re not succeeding, you might be doing the wrong thing or the right thing in the wrong way.
Trying too hard can be as ineffective as not trying hard enough. Aim for the sweet spot of effort versus result.
If you can’t change what you do, change the way you do it. Try to make a boring job into a game.
Break down a difficult problem into a series of steps to take.
Don’t always follow the rules