# Getting over disappointment

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-over-disappointment/748767>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 12, 2016, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-over-disappointment/748767 "2016-03-12T18:38:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![quantumleap2016](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f08c70/32.png) [@quantumleap2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quantumleap2016)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2016, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-over-disappointment/748767/1 "2016-03-12T18:38:10Z")

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I am not sure if any one has heard of the Future Project but it is a non project organization designed to inspire students to find there purpose in life and accomplish there dreams. I really wanted to apply for a position as a dream director at a high school but I just missed the deadline unfortunately.

Does anybody have any advice on how to get over disappointment?

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**Author:** ![quantumleap2016](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f08c70/32.png) [@quantumleap2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quantumleap2016)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2016, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-over-disappointment/748767/2 "2016-03-12T19:09:17Z")

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\*their

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**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2016, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-over-disappointment/748767/3 "2016-03-12T19:16:04Z")

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Just keep moving forward, you will have lots of disappointments in life. It requires a simple decision to move on, sounds to simple but dwelling on it only makes it worse. You actually do have a choice.

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**Author:** ![quantumleap2016](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f08c70/32.png) [@quantumleap2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quantumleap2016)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2016, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-over-disappointment/748767/4 "2016-03-12T19:20:19Z")

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Thank you, I greatly appreciate it

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**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2016, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-over-disappointment/748767/5 "2016-03-12T21:26:17Z")

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I went through something similar about 2 hours ago. I am still nursing my wounds and agonizing a bit but I plan to let it go before the sun goes down. Kind of a similar project to by the way.

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**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2016, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-over-disappointment/748767/6 "2016-03-13T01:58:12Z")

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Find a new goal.