You don't need to see the whole sunrise. Just find one small data point that contradicts the doom narrative. "My last application was rejected, but I did get a reply from the hiring manager." That crack is your window.
Unlike a fleeting opportunity, the Hopes Window isn't about time running out. It is about perspective closing in. The Hopes Window is the mental space where you allow yourself to imagine a positive future without the cynic, the critic, or the "realist" slamming it shut. hopes window
We all know about the "Window of Tolerance" (the zone where we function best) and the "Window of Opportunity" (that brief moment to seize a deal). But there is another frame we don't talk about enough: You don't need to see the whole sunrise