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Rejection Proof: How I Beat Fear and Became Invincible Through 100 Days of Rejection
100 days of 'no' later, he was still standing. 🍩
Who it's for
Jiang turns the thing a rejection-sensitive person dreads most into a deliberate, almost playful experiment.
Afraid to ask→Braver, curious
Feelings it meets
What it is
After an investor's "no" nearly ends his startup dream, Jia Jiang sets himself a challenge: seek out rejection on purpose for 100 days, making odd requests of strangers (from Olympic-ring doughnuts to making an airline announcement) and recording what happens.
Where to find it
In print, ebook and audiobook (Harmony Books); widely available in libraries. Companion TED talk 'What I learned from 100 days of rejection' (MT-1896).
Before you start
Age: Not rated (general adult nonfiction; suggested 13+)
Everywhere I see bliss, from which I alone am irrevocably excluded.Mary Shelley, Frankenstein, Chapter 10
