Tennis points are won by the player willing to hit one more ball back than the other person.

A lot of contests are decided by persistence rather than brilliance. The winner is often not the one with the better shot but the one who refused to be the first to end the rally badly, which is a decision about willingness rather than talent. Everybody has a limit, and most people reach theirs sooner than they had to.

In whatever you are doing this week, commit to one more than feels natural. One more attempt, one more revision, one more polite follow-up. You will be surprised how often the other side of the net runs out first.