Question

for cooking and baking, and he was pretty sure he could win this conte
hed perfected his classic vanilla cupcake recipe.
on the way to biology class, he asked his friend liza what she was baking
for the contest.
\im going to make my grandmothers red velvet cupcakes, topped with
cream cheese frosting and cinnamon,\ liza replied.
neal groaned. lizas cupcakes sounded so much more creative. suddenly,
his simple vanilla cupcakes seemed lame.
determined to impress the judges, neal changed his cupcake recipe. he
added a marshmallow filling to each cupcake. to liven up his buttercream
frosting, he added purple food dye, lavender oil, and licorice extract. the
cupcakes still looked boring, so he garnished them with gold dust, rice
paper birds, and edible flower petals.
in spite of all these adventurous touches, his cupcakes turned out lopsided
and goopy, and the frosting tasted strongly like licorice. but he was sure
the cupcake judges would look highly on how fancy his cupcakes were.
neal could hardly wait for the contest results to be posted after school. but
when he saw the list on the wall, his mouth fell open. he didnt win any
prizes, not even as a runner - up. and first place had gone to one of his
classmates, drew feldman. the description by drews cupcakes read,
\classic vanilla.\
which of the following best describes the main theme or lesson of the story?
always challenge yourself to go outside your comfort zone
and try something new.
its often better to do a good job on something simple than
attempt too many things at once.

Explanation:

Neal had a good vanilla cupcake recipe but changed it to be fancy. The result was bad. Drew won with simple classic vanilla. This shows doing simple well is better than over - complicating.

Answer:

It's often better to do a good job on something simple than attempt too many things at once.