Wouldn't it be more accurate to say "rejection reduces short-term performance"? It makes sense that someone who has just been rejected would have a hard time focusing on an immediate task- their brain is still stuck trying to understand and ameliorate the rejection.
My question is, what are the long-term effects of a single rejection? Or even the effect of multiple episodes of rejection which aren't due to being poor or some other variable? I can think of many people who face a lot of rejection but thrive anyway, sometimes even because of rejection (i.e. they become more experienced, or they use rejection to motivate themselves). Entrepreneurs, for example.
My question is, what are the long-term effects of a single rejection? Or even the effect of multiple episodes of rejection which aren't due to being poor or some other variable? I can think of many people who face a lot of rejection but thrive anyway, sometimes even because of rejection (i.e. they become more experienced, or they use rejection to motivate themselves). Entrepreneurs, for example.