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Jia Jiang's 100 Days of Rejection

aaronsnoswell 13y ago
This reminded me of the biblical story of Job [1]! [1] http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+1&version=NIV http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+1&version=NI...
- joelrunyon 13y ago
  How so? That story is about Job being "tested" by having his life practically destroyed not being rejected. Getting someone to say no to your donut requested is quite different than losing your entire fortune, business, family and kids.
stygiansonic 13y ago
I guess the key point here is that by desensitizing yourself to rejection, you prevent a single rejecting from impeding your progress. ("Making a mountain out of a molehill") Of course it's important to learn why rejection or failure was encountered; some aspects are outside of our control, but those that are, we can work to change. Where it becomes a problem is when the rejection/failure is generalized into a systematic problem that demotivates you from continuing on.
joelrunyon 13y ago
First time I've seen an MTV link on Hacker News :)
rouma7 13y ago
if you want a more meaningful understanding of rejection, read toni morrison's the bluest eye
contextual 13y ago
The game Jia based his 100 Days of Rejection Therapy on is here: http://rejectiontherapy.com http://rejectiontherapy.com
Cenk 13y ago
His website: http://www.entresting.com/blog/100-days-of-rejection-therapy/ http://www.entresting.com/blog/100-days-of-rejection-therapy...
pfisch 13y ago
I wonder what the psychological effects of doing something like this are.
- goblin89 13y ago
  I'd suppose reduced rejection sensitivity.
daliusd 13y ago
That reminded me this. 100 rejections: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxyySRgrYsU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxyySRgrYsU
nutela 13y ago
Hehe that's just in time, got rejected by YC today so... Still I think it is a major idea, you guys got any input as to get approved next time? I'm asking because I think I might have not stressed how big it is. Basically the idea was inspired by Clear, the todo app, because I was fed up how the GUI works on the iPhone. So I found a way how to create more time by pinching ala Clear. I later found out this gesture is like a Lego building block, it's universal. I've always went with a pro approach to GUIs, I think people are much smarter then we think and to me gestures are the way to go. Like gestures should be like the axioms. Pinching should not just zoom in but zoom in in different ways depending on the context. Sort of like operator overloading, using the same principles to do new stuff which makes sense. Any feedback appreciated and let me know why you got rejected too, make we can start like a help group :-) I'm serious!
- zavulon 13y ago
  I've read this entire paragraph, a couple of times, and still have no clue what your idea is.
mathattack 13y ago
For anyone in Sales, to be any good you have to go through something like this to depersonalize the rejection.
sirkneeland 13y ago
I get more than enough rejection from OKcupid as it is.

This reminded me of the biblical story of Job [1]! [1] http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+1&version=NIV http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+1&version=NI...

joelrunyon 13y ago
How so? That story is about Job being "tested" by having his life practically destroyed not being rejected. Getting someone to say no to your donut requested is quite different than losing your entire fortune, business, family and kids.

stygiansonic 13y ago

I guess the key point here is that by desensitizing yourself to rejection, you prevent a single rejecting from impeding your progress. ("Making a mountain out of a molehill") Of course it's important to learn why rejection or failure was encountered; some aspects are outside of our control, but those that are, we can work to change. Where it becomes a problem is when the rejection/failure is generalized into a systematic problem that demotivates you from continuing on.

joelrunyon 13y ago

First time I've seen an MTV link on Hacker News :)

rouma7 13y ago

if you want a more meaningful understanding of rejection, read toni morrison's the bluest eye

contextual 13y ago

The game Jia based his 100 Days of Rejection Therapy on is here: http://rejectiontherapy.com http://rejectiontherapy.com

Cenk 13y ago

His website: http://www.entresting.com/blog/100-days-of-rejection-therapy/ http://www.entresting.com/blog/100-days-of-rejection-therapy...

pfisch 13y ago

I wonder what the psychological effects of doing something like this are.

goblin89 13y ago
I'd suppose reduced rejection sensitivity.

daliusd 13y ago

That reminded me this. 100 rejections: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxyySRgrYsU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxyySRgrYsU

nutela 13y ago

Hehe that's just in time, got rejected by YC today so... Still I think it is a major idea, you guys got any input as to get approved next time? I'm asking because I think I might have not stressed how big it is. Basically the idea was inspired by Clear, the todo app, because I was fed up how the GUI works on the iPhone. So I found a way how to create more time by pinching ala Clear. I later found out this gesture is like a Lego building block, it's universal. I've always went with a pro approach to GUIs, I think people are much smarter then we think and to me gestures are the way to go. Like gestures should be like the axioms. Pinching should not just zoom in but zoom in in different ways depending on the context. Sort of like operator overloading, using the same principles to do new stuff which makes sense. Any feedback appreciated and let me know why you got rejected too, make we can start like a help group :-) I'm serious!

zavulon 13y ago
I've read this entire paragraph, a couple of times, and still have no clue what your idea is.

mathattack 13y ago

For anyone in Sales, to be any good you have to go through something like this to depersonalize the rejection.

sirkneeland 13y ago

I get more than enough rejection from OKcupid as it is.