Rejection happens to every academic. Papers are not published, grants are not funded, proposals are rejected, and jobs are not achieved. Most academics have many times more rejections than successes.

Hearing no the first time, I laughed. I heard the lore. A rite of passage is what it’s considered to be. I knew because the writers before me had written articles and essays, they had quipped about ...

There is a common misperception that entrepreneurs are people who love risk, readily taking it on and tolerating it better than the average person. But for me, entrepreneurship was never about taking ...

There are certain things in life no one should ever go through; one of those is parental rejection. This is a deeply painful experience that can cast a long shadow over an individual's psychological ...

If you’ve ever auditioned for a play or musical, you probably know what it feels like to hope for a part and then not get it. Recently, I auditioned for a production of The Yellow Wallpaper at my ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Let’s be honest — being rejected stinks. We all get rejected sometimes — whether it’s for a job, a romantic partner or even a social ...

Q. Where are all my school friends? Summer is moving along quickly, and I feel abandoned. I try to connect but they ghost me. I don’t know what to do. I don’t think I did anything wrong, although I do ...

So, your patent application got rejected. Now what? In this month’s episode of Patently Strategic, we’re talking about rejection. Specifically, the type that comes from the patent office in the form ...

Crocodiles often swallow rocks, which can then tumble around harmlessly in their stomachs for years. A bellyful of rocks may even help crocodiles control their buoyancy and digest prey. (Theres a ...