I wish more people would do a little of this. Making a marginal effort makes a big difference. I run into friends applying to business school but unsure what to

I wish more people would do a little of this. Making a marginal effort makes a big difference. I run into friends applying to business school but unsure what to write their essays about because their lives are so 'ordinary.' Most paintings are of 'ordinary' stuff; it's often the technique with which they're done that draws people in.