That's very good advice! One point in particular resonated with me as it seems to be applicable to science in general: > You're playing a lottery that's stacke

That's very good advice! One point in particular resonated with me as it seems to be applicable to science in general: > You're playing a lottery that's stacked against you; buy more tickets. I take this to mean that is makes more sense to apply for many things, re-submit publications often (not without considering the feedback of reviewers, obviously), and so on.