What's the value behind monitoring our behavior and re-evaluating the opportunities we have to interact with other people?

It defines the quality of our life I'd say.

Sigh. Gotta have a thick skin in this business.

Thanks for your comment. I'll pull the reigns back on the self promotion for awhile.

Nicely handled response. Kudos.

I think I was somewhat irked when I realized that these were likely to show up on HN every single day, and when I noticed that you're promoting your own site. (every... single... day.)

Try posting some stories of the times where you risked rejection. That might be more interesting.

I'm working on a podcast that does just that. Thank you.

You're right. Rejection is hard, and people are terrified by it (why do you think cosmetic surgery is so prevalent?)

And yet, rejection usually consists of a simple and benign "no".

Why are we so sensitive to the word no? Can this be healthy, that we would hide in the shadows all our lives than ask for what we want and need?

The amazing thing about Rejection Therapy is that people are more likely to give you what you ask for than you can imagine. The world is yours for the taking, but you have to create opportunities and ask.

I agree with Thomas S. Monson when he said "In reality, we are all travelers - even explorers of mortality", and taking risks where rejection is a real possibility is necessary to personal exploration and conquest.

Without asking, you are already living the path of the "no". If you realize that, it becomes a lot easier to change your mindset.

I'd even say it's not about being hardened by rejection, but rather standing up for yourself. Speak up. Dare to ask something. Dare to want something. Then learning that taking risks increase your chances of getting a "yes". The famous "you lose 100% of the shots you don't make" :)

Very insightful! I have long been trying to integrate the "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take." way of thinking (this is the Gretzky quote, btw :)), but I never fully reasoned it out all the way: Not only am I passing up the chance, but I am receiving the same result as if the chance resulted in failure. In this way I now realize avoiding rejection is the same as being rejected. Powerful stuff.

Edit: Another anecdote that pops into my mind is Edison needing 10,000 tries to make the light-bulb. This means he failed 99,999 times. But we remember him for the success he had. (Queue pedants correcting the details of this anecdote ;))

I'm working on a podcast where I personally execute all the suggestions on the cards, then discuss the outcomes.

So yes, the suggestions on the cards will be made available without purchase, via the podcast.

Thanks for the valuable input Zach!

Could you email me your list of rejection ideas? [my username] at gmail dot com

I promise not to post them in this thread, and if you do I will reply to your comment saying thank you. You could think of it as a publicity stunt.

No.

Rejection isn't so bad, is it?

Seriously though, I'll do you one better. Email me a mailing address and I'll send you a physical copy of the suggestion cards absolutely free.

I can only do this for you though (I'm broke).

Mailing address emailed! Thanks in advance!

A 301 redirect should pass any link juice you've accrued from the old domains to your new domain.

That said, it's better to have multiple domains and attack niches (for example: if you sell office stationary online, it's better SEO to have a website exclusively for staplers and another for pencils and pens instead of lumping it all in one website).

You can go the route of having everything under one umbrella domain, but make sure your website architecture is flat.

P.S. I made some assumptions about your website (since I have no idea what your product or service is), but my advice is applicable to anyone.

But if you form a cabal to make front page of HN - whether your clique be Twitter followers or a "group of friends" on this site - it's gaming the system.

Essentially, that is what the article advocated (oh, and write interesting content - duh).

A "cabal" typically refers to a group secretly united to promote their own interests. I'm not sure that tweeting a link to a blog post meets that criteria.

A cabal of voters could easily be setup on HN. That is problematic.

I'm an introvert, but because I'm the oldest child in a large family (and had to take charge a lot) and opinionated by nature, I appear to others as extroverted.

However I'm definitely introverted, so much so that I designed a game back in 2009 to get out of my comfort zone more.

It's called Rejection Therapy, and it's here: http://www.rejectiontherapy.com

It's not meant to change who you fundamentally are, but it will help broaden your horizons.

This urban legend will never die it seems.

Your post reminded me of when I tried to monetize "blooks" (serialized books in blog format) about 5 years ago with PrintPusher.com (now defunct).

It was a tonne of work. Sourcing and promoting the content, publishing and layout (we were using WordPress, which was way jankier back then), and yes, generating traffic. It was so much work I didn't have time to enjoy any of the content, and it became unfun.

Heck, you should've just asked me. I could've saved you the hassle ;-)