The Courage Not to Give Up
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Editor's review
Among comparable works, the book is positioned closer to a self-help growth guide than a deep academic treatise. Its strengths are plain language and clear structure, making it suitable as an entry-level resilience-training reader. However, readers expecting strong literary appeal or breakthrough psychological insight may find it somewhat flat. The cases and exercises cited are useful for reference but limited in originality, and some content overlaps with other psychological self-help books. Overall, it is a solid, gentle companion volume, especially suited to readers in life transitions or facing everyday stress who need systematic psychological support. It offers no shortcuts or miracles, but advocates accumulating the confidence to face difficulties through continuous small cognitive and behavioral adjustments.
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers in career transition, academic pressure, or life-change periods seeking psychological support and methodology
- Entry-level learners interested in positive psychology and resilience building who want structured exercises
- General readers who feel easily discouraged or low on motivation and want a more stable inner state
- Readers who like case-based action suggestions and prefer practical guidance over pure theory
Not a good fit for
- Readers seeking profound philosophical reflection or highly literary expression
- Readers expecting cutting-edge academic findings or deep clinical psychology analysis
Reading tips
- Use it as a multi-week exercise manual, completing the reflection and action suggestions chapter by chapter
- Compare it with your own experience as you read; don't rush—focus on digesting and trying things out
- If a psychological concept interests you, use it as a starting point for more specialized psychology reading
About the publisher
Founded in 1997 and based in Beijing, Taihai Publishing House takes “building cultural bridges and promoting cross-strait unity” as its mission, focusing on Taiwan-related studies, social sciences and humanities, Chinese and foreign history, and literature. Judging from the 709 titles in the database, its publishing centers on foreign literature and classic works, with attention to Eastern philosophy, architecture, and social culture. Representative books include Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha and Steppenwolf and the four-volume Hesse literary series, Liang Sicheng’s A History of Chinese Architecture, Lao She’s Teahouse (unabridged classic edition), Sun Wu’s The Art of War, and collections by W. Somerset Maugham, Yasunari Kawabata, and Yukio Mishima. Its authors include major foreign writers such as Hesse, Maugham, Kawabata, and Mishima, as well as Liang Sicheng, Lao She, and Sun Wu. Its publishing features complete presentation of classic texts and series-based organization of foreign literature; public information on its Taiwan-related studies titles and authors is limited.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 前言 为什么我们总是那么容易放弃
- 第一章 逃避退缩，我们那无处安放的不安全感
- 1. 逃避成功就永远不会成功
- 2. 回避痛苦并不能降低痛苦
- 3. 你为什么害怕与人相处
- 4. 亲爱的，你患上了爱情恐惧症
- 5. 抑郁的本质就是逃避生活
- 第二章 自我治愈，提升你的自控力
- 1. 成功的要素要去自己的内心寻找
- 2. 战胜恐惧，别让精神枯萎
- 3. 每个人都是自己的治疗师
- 4. 让世界看到最好的你
- 第三章 磨炼心智，拥有无坚不摧的意志力
- 1. 警惕头脑中的消极情绪
- 2. 自我调节，训练潜意识
- 3. 规避“道德许可”的陷阱
- 4. 勇于尝试，挖掘自身潜力
- 5. 缓解压力，让意志力传染
- 第四章 心理暗示，让焦虑变成奋斗的动力
- 1. 取消“心理许可”，脱离舒适区
- 2. 发掘兴趣，你比自己想象的更强大
- 3. 掌控心灵，好心境是自己创造的
- 4. 调整心态，突破自我设限
- 5. 心态平和，坚持心中梦想
- 第五章 戒掉拖延，不做时间的奴隶
- 1. 你为什么习惯性拖延
- 2. 先苦后甜，培养好的工作习惯
- 3. 懂得忍耐，板凳要坐十年冷
- 4. 学会自律，不贪图眼前安逸
- 5. 立即行动，别给拖延留下时间
- 第六章 接受自我，真实的你最有魅力
- 1. 自我觉察，看清自己的内心
- 2. 喜欢自己，培养健康的心理
- 3. 享受现在，没有人生来完美
- 4. 管理时间，别让自己输在明天
- 第七章 转变心态，做内心强大的自己
- 1. 学会承担，让自己成熟起来
- 2. 树立信念，找到治愈心灵的力量
- 3. 活在当下，不抱怨的人生最快乐
- 4. 换个角度，世界因你而不同
- 5. 拒绝悲观，每一天都是新的开始
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About the author
Ye Zhou, whose real name is Ye Zhou, was born in Lanzhou, Gansu, in 1966. A contemporary poet and novelist, he currently serves as chairman of the Gansu Provincial Writers Association. His work spans modern poetry, essays, social fiction and historical writing, with 40 titles held in the collection. Novels such as The Dunhuang Chronicle and The Eighteen Beats of Liangzhou are large in scale and grounded in the history and regional culture of northwest China, while books like Going Down the Ladder: How Smart People Communicate and The Art of Thinking address everyday communication and mental training in an accessible, practical tone. In 2014 he won the 6th Lu Xun Literary Prize for My Tent Holds Peace. His writing combines a poet's sensitivity to language with a novelist's patience for narrative, giving both his historical and motivational works a distinctive personal style.
