Just passed 1000 short story submissions and the number hit me weird

I've been sending out flash fiction and short stories to lit mags for about 3 years now. Kept a spreadsheet for tax stuff and just realized last night I'm at 1,017 submissions. That's a lot of rejections (like 900 of them probably). But also 62 acceptances I never would have gotten if I stopped after the first 100. The milestone surprised me because I never thought of myself as that persistent. Has anyone else tracked their submission count and had it change how you see your own work?

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lunaw723d ago

Did you celebrate the 62 wins more than you dwell on the 900 nos?