Originally Posted by
maviskw
I think you meant conscientious. Which is to do something according to conscience; scrupulous. We'll blame that on auto-correct, and I love your post. The one who has the right to be critical is the judge, and they usually find something good to mention along with pointing out what could be improved. That's what they are there for.
I think that writer probably meant a “conscious effort” which makes sense to me.