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#AcademicTwitter Let& #39;s talk about rejection in academia. It hurts - truly it does. And it& #39;s a key aspect of the discipline that we don& #39;t talk about much and don& #39;t get training for. So here& #39;s some thoughts on how to cope with rejection in the academy. [thread] 1/
Have a rejection ritual. For some people, it& #39;s venting. For others that might be working on another project. A good cry can also do wonders. Or watching one of your favorite movies. A rejection ritual can help you work through and process or avoid your feelings if you need. 2/
Keep a praise folder. Seriously, it helps. It& #39;s so hard not to internalize rejection but I find that focusing on other things I& #39;m doing well can help offset the sting of that rejection. Save those nice notes you get from colleagues or students and remember that you are awesome 3/
About that whole internalizing thing: remember a rejection is not an indictment of you. It feels so personal, I know. But it probably isn& #39;t. Maybe the paper just needs to be retooled a bit or that job you applied for just wasn& #39;t a good fit. You are awesome don& #39;t forget it. 4/
Reach out. So often we feel embarrassed by rejections - but you are not alone! It& #39;s a normal part of the process. So reach out to friends or colleagues. This has been so helpful to me when I& #39;ve had rejections that really stung. 5/
Remember it& #39;s okay to feel however you feel. Angry? That& #39;s okay. Sad? That& #39;s okay. Confused? Okay too. There is no one right way to feel and different rejections might evoke different responses. So give yourself the time and space to feel however you feel. 6/
Try to keep moving forward in whatever way makes sense for you. Recognize that rejections are not interdependent. Just because one article got rejected doesn& #39;t mean the next one will. I& #39;ve had some pieces hit on the first try, others have taken many tries. 7/
Focus on what you can control. Sometimes the system is just broken - I& #39;m looking at you 2020 job market. I have found that refocusing on the things I can control can help me to shift my energy. Sometimes that means giving the kitchen a good scrub
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Remember that you are awesome and valuable. Let me tell you that again. You have value and the academy does not determine that value. 9/
How do you cope with rejection in academia? Has your strategy changed over time? Do you handle different kinds of rejections differently?
