Losing offers isn't a verdict. It's bid fatigue — the soreness of reaching — and every reach is building the grip you'll use when your keys finally fit.

The thought behind it

It names a feeling you have carried for years without vocabulary. Naming does not dissolve it, but it makes it addressable. It belongs to The Long Game because it prices patience honestly, without pretending the wait is pleasant. The weight sits on “7” — the one word you cannot swap out without losing the whole point.