Archinect - Features 2024-12-23T22:28:45-05:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/150136437/einstein-rejection-and-crafting-a-future Einstein, Rejection, and Crafting a Future Sean Joyner 2019-05-14T12:23:00-04:00 >2019-05-21T09:34:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/00/00a63ab57f410c9bd7b92ecc6907fc11.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Rejection is one of those things all of us have to face. It might be in a studio review; our professor is not happy with our work or the direction we've taken. It can even be in the workplace, after working hard on something, those above us ridicule and criticize it. And there are still those moments when we are in search of a job or some opportunity; we put our best self out there only to receive <a href="https://archinect.com/forum/thread/86193/awful-rejection" target="_blank">rejection</a> after <a href="https://archinect.com/searchall/rejection/forum" target="_blank">rejection</a>. We begin to see a future devoid of any promise, as we focus on these present moments of misfortune. But when we look back at our lives, we realize that many of our defining moments stemmed from times of hardship. How do we take what seems to be a setback and see it as a progressive step forward? As we craft a future for ourselves, facing tribulation becomes a paramount necessity.</p>