Some activities are only going to be a +1 over your power level. It seems like most are a lot higher than that though. What you need to do is this: 1) Do the harder stuff first and you’ll see your power level jump quickly. When about 1/2 or more of your gear has been leveled up, then you go and do the +1 activities. If it drops on a piece of gear that hasn’t already received an increase, it will be a larger increase “for that piece of gear”. 2) So, basically just change the order in which you do activities and you’ll notice a big difference. 3) Grind for Prime Engrams by doing as much stuff as you can while you have a Fireteam Medallion equipped. It helps get more drops quicker. I hope that helps.