When you ride the elevator alone, job hunting feels even longer.

When the job search drags on, even the few floors on the ride home can feel unusually long.

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The ride home feels long — Since the job search started taking longer, when the elevator doors close, I think first of what I still haven’t done, not what I did today.
Still not yet, again today — Even after a day spent revising applications and checking listings, it can feel as if the day was empty when no results come.
Until the results come — In a job search, your effort and the hiring result don’t arrive at the same time. When the result is delayed, it’s easy to feel that even today’s preparation was for nothing.
Today, in one line — Tonight, by the front door, write down one thing you actually did for your job search. Leave a record of your actions, not the result.
Preparation isn’t measured by results alone — Today, written in one line, was a day you kept preparing, even without results yet. You can open tomorrow’s first page from there.