Academics don't always get published just because they want it. It takes work, revision, and persistence in submitting to another publication or publisher. This reminds me of Kid President's Pep Talk, where he asks "What if Michael Jordan had quit?...when he was cut from the team in high school?"
Professor Martin says, Persistence is not about hitting your head against a brick wall when there is no chance of breaking through. It is about developing a capacity to judge your own work, making a considered judgment about what to do next, and then actually doing it. Most of all it is about being willing to fail, learning from the experience, and trying again.
Read more: http://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2013/07/08/essay-importance-rejection-academic-careers#ixzz2ZJmTKYJA
Inside Higher Ed
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