Devastate for 24 Hours Then Act

Political setbacks are best handled by a short, bounded grieving period (about a day) followed by an immediate pivot to concrete organizing or governance activity. The norm reduces performative meltdown, preserves mental health, and channels energy into institution‑building rather than spectacle. — If adopted as a public norm, it could blunt theatrical politics, lower polarization cycles, and increase civic resilience by making reactions to elections more instrumentally focused.