On Giving Up
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- Author：Adam Phillips
- ISBN：0374614148
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Summary
A new book from the acclaimed psychoanalytic writer Adam Phillips on giving up to feel more alive。 To give up or not to give up？The question can feel inescapable but the answer is never simple。Giving up our supposed vices is one thing; giving up on life itself is quite another。 One form of self-sacrifice feels positive， something to admire and aspire to， while the other is profoundly unsettling， if not actively undesirable。There are always， it turns out， both good and bad sacrifices， but it is not always clear beforehand which is which。 We give something up because we believe we can no longer go on as we are。 In this sense， giving up is a critical moment—an attempt to make a different future。In On Giving Up， the acclaimed psychoanalyst Adam Phillips illuminates both the gaps and the connections between the many ways of giving up and helps us to address the central What must we give up in order to feel more alive？
Reviews
Tom
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That's enough psychoanalysis for me That's enough psychoanalysis for me 。。。more
Dee Hancocks
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Although small this piece of work provides the reader with multiple opportunities to explore the psyche。 The material is dense but broken up well into the chapters making it more accessible。 The whole concept of giving up and the pros and cons are explored in such depth。 Answers are never simple or easy。 I loved how all the main players in psychodynamic approaches are brought into the discussion， alongside Shakespeare。 This should be on any psychology students to read list。 Thank you to NetGalle Although small this piece of work provides the reader with multiple opportunities to explore the psyche。 The material is dense but broken up well into the chapters making it more accessible。 The whole concept of giving up and the pros and cons are explored in such depth。 Answers are never simple or easy。 I loved how all the main players in psychodynamic approaches are brought into the discussion， alongside Shakespeare。 This should be on any psychology students to read list。 Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an E-ARC。 This is a voluntary review of my own thoughts。 。。。more
Maria Ayoub
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An outpouring of insights， an avalanche of mind-blowing psychoanalytical analyses into the human psyche in its most conflicted: this is how I would describe this book。 Adam Phillips is back again with his usual enjoyable literary style and ceaseless flow of deliberately written quote-worthy paragraphs tackling the different ways in which we face the inevitability of giving up; the different ways that being ostracized， feeling left out， having to compromise on freedom of self expression in the se An outpouring of insights， an avalanche of mind-blowing psychoanalytical analyses into the human psyche in its most conflicted: this is how I would describe this book。 Adam Phillips is back again with his usual enjoyable literary style and ceaseless flow of deliberately written quote-worthy paragraphs tackling the different ways in which we face the inevitability of giving up; the different ways that being ostracized， feeling left out， having to compromise on freedom of self expression in the self service of sociability， loss and mourning might present themselves and how they might be transformed from catastrophes into integral players in our lives， and exploited， consciously and subconsciously， to amplify our desired pleasures。 。。。more
Books Up Close
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slim， elliptical， thoughtful。 I’m never not interested in reading AP’s thoughts on psychoanalysis and human paradoxes。
R。E。 Holding
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This is a very rich dive into different avenues of the psyche。 While the book is on the shorter side， the content is thought-provoking and dense。 I really appreciated this book for its unconventional insight， and I think it would be a great addition to someone's arsenal if they are looking for self-help in this area。 The book was written by an expert in psychology， so it's no surprise that this would be a high-level and enriching read。 This is a very rich dive into different avenues of the psyche。 While the book is on the shorter side， the content is thought-provoking and dense。 I really appreciated this book for its unconventional insight， and I think it would be a great addition to someone's arsenal if they are looking for self-help in this area。 The book was written by an expert in psychology， so it's no surprise that this would be a high-level and enriching read。 。。。more
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