Brian Lera on WNYC.

And to close out the show today with something completely different, although maybe not,

if you just applied to college, it's calls on the upside of rejection.

The upside of rejection. Why? Well, it's because of a recent

article in Vox titled, You Should Be Setting Rejection Goals by Jillian Anthony. She believes

that although we all have an ingrained fear of rejection, quote, getting your dreams

crushed can be surprisingly good for you.

So who has a story about rejection, the upside of rejection? What positive role has rejection played

in your life? 212-433 WNYC, 212, 433-9692.

Who has an upside of rejection story?

Last year, this Voxwriter, Jillian Anthony, actually set out to be rejected as much as she could.

What?

She and 15 other people set out to get rejected as many times as possible through the

month of November, cheekily titling the project, No November. The idea was that you need to open

yourself to a lot of noes in order to get a few big yeses. So in her case, as a journalist,

she focused on getting knows when pitching

articles for her work. She found that, quote, shifting attention to rejection rather than success

made her work feel so much easier, rather than being a perfectionist, suddenly getting a no

was worth celebrating.

Is this having any resonance with you, listeners?

Have you ever actually set out to be rejected?

Maybe you won't get any calls like that,

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