There aren't that many policy changes you can do, so I'd say you ride the wave and hope that maybe some of the external events help you.
“I knew I wanted to be a writer and I knew if I had a wife and family, I would neglect something, and I was afraid it wouldn't be the writing.”
“Good writers are in the business of leaving signposts saying, Tour my world, see and feel it through my eyes; I am your guide.”