1.0Simon Rillinghttps://simonrilling.comSimon Rillinghttps://simonrilling.com/author/simon-rilling/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="YdaxZ9hBql"><a href="https://simonrilling.com/2023/10/09/definitely-give-up/">Definitely Give Up!</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://simonrilling.com/2023/10/09/definitely-give-up/embed/#?secret=YdaxZ9hBql" width="600" height="338" title="“Definitely Give Up!” — Simon Rilling" data-secret="YdaxZ9hBql" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://simonrilling.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Give-Up-1.jpeg22401260The way to hell is paved with good intentions, as they say. There are many quotes, recommendations or advices which are repeated like mantras, passed on by self help gurus as ‘the secret’ and brain washed into others or oneself. They are (hopefully) well intended, but really just one-dimensional respectively a dead-end. ‘Never give up‘ […]