Very likely, he looked for points of counsel in the Scriptures, supplicated Jehovah for help to apply them, and worked hard to improve.
فَلَا بُدَّ أَنَّهُ ٱسْتَقَى ٱلْمَشُورَةَ مِنَ ٱلْأَسْفَارِ ٱلْمُقَدَّسَةِ ،‏ ٱلْتَمَسَ عَوْنَ يَهْوَهَ لِيُطَبِّقَهَا ،‏ وَبَذَلَ قُصَارَى جُهْدِهِ لِيَتَحَسَّنَ .‏