‘What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger’: Can an early career rejection actually be a good thing longer term?

“Science is 99 percent failure; that’s an optimistic view” Robert Lefkowitz (2012 Nobel Prize Winner).

Rejection is a fact of life for researchers ⛔👎 (e.g. articles & grants). It’s how we manage and move on from rejection that can have a positive or negative effect on our careers. Grant applications, manuscript submissions, postdoc and job applications; competition is fierce in academia, especially at early career stages.

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