Advent of Rejections
Reading Kyla's recent post, the only thing that stood out to me was the part on rejection.
It seems like we as a society are getting more rejected because there are so many shots we can take on goal. The convenience of ChatGPT makes it so that it's much easier to draft a cover letter or a resume. Automation tools exacerbate the issue by removing the friction of sending out emails or submitting your job application.
It's ironic that the very things that are supposed to give us back more time is precisely what is causing stress for us. Submitting more job applications naturally means more rejection. The ability to shoot out a Tweet in the spur of the moment means others can do the same, making discovery much more difficult.
The notion of getting rejected certainly does not feel great, but getting used to it seems like a great skill to build.
As Scott Galloway puts it: "The only thing I can guarantee you in life is rejection and the only thing I guarantee a lot of if you want to be successful is a shit ton of rejection."
Jack Dorsey found a way to learn from rejections. I wonder if Scott feels the same way or whether he sees it as something to quickly move on from, avoiding unnecessarily dwelling on a painful emotion.