It's not giving up, it's letting go of the outcome. Do you know how to catch a monkey? Put a nut in a box with a hole just little smaller than the monkey's hand. The monkey will grab the nut in his fist and not be able to pull it out. His stubborness in holding onto the nut allows him to be captured. To be free all the monkey has to do is let go of the nut. Some monkeys have to learn the hard way though.
I love the analogy.
"Always go straight forward, and if you meet the devil, cut him in two and go between the pieces." - William Sturgis, clipper ship captain, 1830's.
