I "worked" at home this morning and finally made it into the office around 2 pm. When I arrived, I discovered that:
- The syllabus for my new course that I had started before leaving for holiday has disappeared off my computer. It will not be quick to reconstruct.
- I was rejected for a grant that would have been really good for me, despite receiving excellent reviews.
Sigh. I suppose now I really need to get to work.
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Oh, s***. Sorry to hear about both.
From having been on all sides of the grant proposal rejection (rejection, acceptance, and reviewer/panelist) - rejected proposals are so demoralizing. Hang in there.
Sorry for your losses! Big ones are never easy! Maybe if you can take a minute and think about a couple happy times from the past it will help?
Dave Briggs :~)
Indeed, hang in there.
I was lucky that rejected proposals ejected me from an academic career before they killed me.
Well, hell. I'd try to focus on the excellent reviews. It's a small comfort, perhaps, but if there's an opportunity to resubmit, you should be in great shape. I very much hope tomorrow is better.
That blows. I hope your day got better.