Rejection sorts you toward the places that actually fit. It hurts like a no and works like a filter.

Rejection functions like sorting even though it arrives feeling like judgement. A no usually means a mismatch between what you brought and what that place needed on that particular day, and you almost never get to see the reasoning. Reading it as a global verdict on you takes far more from it than the information actually supports.

After the next no, allow yourself one bad evening, then ask what would make this a yes somewhere else. Send the next one before the sting has fully worn off.