Bad streaks feel personal but usually aren’t. Keep doing the right things and let the averages catch up.
STILLNESS
WHAT THIS MEANS
A run of bad outcomes feels like a message about you, and most of the time it is just the shape randomness takes. Results clump, in sport and applications and luck generally, which means a bad patch can happen while you are doing everything correctly. The sense of having been singled out is the part that is not true.
Separate your process from your results this week and judge only the process. Ask whether you prepared, turned up, and did the drills. Keep those steady through the bad stretch, and give the numbers longer than feels comfortable.
A QUESTION TO SIT WITH
Which recent run of bad luck did you take as a verdict?
MORE IN PATIENCE & TIMING
- An interview can go well and still end in no because someone else had a year more experience. Keep stacking yours.
- The last ten minutes of class feel like an hour because you’re counting them. Counting is the slow part.
- Growing your hair out is a year-long course in ignoring opinions. Everyone has one about your in-between stage.
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