Offer map

Goal — collect 100 “no”s, not a single offer. The offer will arrive on its own along the way.

Why collecting “no” works

Regular rejections are exposure: the more often you meet “no” without catastrophe, the less you fear rejection. Rejection becomes progress, not failure.

Where the idea comes from

Rejection Therapy

by Jason Comely — deliberately seek out rejection every day. Popularized by Jia Jiang (“100 Days of Rejection”, TED + the book “Rejection Proof”).

Where the idea comes from

“Go for No!”

by Fenton and Waltz — you set a quota on the number of rejections, not successes. The closest to our mechanic.

What it rests on

Exposure / habituation

repeated contact with fear dampens anxiety (the foundation of CBT).

What it rests on

Process > outcome goals

(Locke & Latham) — a goal about an action you control (“applied”) works better than one about a result (“got an offer”).

What it rests on

Self-efficacy

(Bandura) — every rejection you live through raises your belief in your own resilience.

I’m proud of you. You have 1 offer

15 / 100 this round

★ 103060🏁 100

Your whole hunt on one map

Track every application from “applied” to offer, watch your odds climb, and turn rejections into progress. Create a free account to start your own map.