Years ago, I wrote a book by the same title. It has not yet been published. I had a time in my life when I felt so low, that I decided, consciously, to give up. The problem was that I didn't know how. How To Give Up is a tongue in cheek title. I don't have a clue how to give up now, any more than I did then. I do have some tricks to getting through that may help someone else.The turtle reference refers to an incident or series of incidents that contributed to the person I am today.