According to people who study this stuff, a lot of it depends on your attitude toward whatever you find hard. If you think that you’re a loser because you didn’t get math, the girl, or the job, you’re probably going to have an even harder time making a go of it next time. If there’s a next time. But if you can flip the idea of rejection on its head and turn it into a chance to improve your algebra or your pickup lines, then you aren’t stuck at the bottom of the heap but at the beginning of a long, optimistic hike up the mountain.
