Although I accept that there's going to be rejections, I need to keep up the optimism. So I play games, code, or whatever I can do to lose myself. Sometimes I h

Although I accept that there's going to be rejections, I need to keep up the optimism. So I play games, code, or whatever I can do to lose myself. Sometimes I have a whole stack of movies that I've been considering to watch for something non-interactive. If I was going to be with people I know; spouse, partner, etc, I'd talk to them about exchanging motivations and staying strong (movies, coop games, etc). And to be someone I can get off my chest. To add, I would print out a sheet along the lines of "You're going to enter a period of many rejections. Stick to the plan. I even added predicted breaks. Don't give up until the same duration of rejection afterwards has passed."