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On Giving Up sometimes serenely beautiful--where memories andOne of The New York Times Critics' Picks of the Year From acclaimed psychoanalyst Adam Phillips, a meditation on what we must give 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,