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Victor frankl is an important author to read and provides insights that can help people prepare for challenges that will inevitably come. Frankl's experiences in a * death camp show how focussing on personal meaning can enable mental health to survive... Read More
Here are some representative quotations from the book. Good counselling focusses the will to meaning, or removes blocks which are preventing it from being expressed. Logotherapy seems to be a precursor to beck and beck cognitive therapy.
His ideas are very relevant to the modern problems of humanity and his solutions are sustainable and affirmative of the human value and human freedom. Although the book was written many years ago, it contains many practical principles that can be used... Read More
Despite western affluence there seems to be a preponderance of despair amongst so many. It isn't disingenuous to say * is a first world problem. Take responsiblity, our attitude is our one freedom.
Cons
The audio is soppose to read it all in 3 hrs and 10mins. Seems like the audio is going to clip the already shortened book.
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Frankls discussion about meaning is very helpful
Not my fault mentality with the media including news music and literature helping along as they cash in on the descent of ameri... Read More
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I dont know if it made me a better person or something less desirable
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In short please deem the following excerpt that of a strong recommendation to add the will to meaning to your reading lineup
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In essence and in short what frankyl observed was that while in the face of unspeakable suffering and agony a given person would find purpose in for example forfeiting their last scrap of moldy bread to be fed to someone who appeared to them to be in worse shape than themselves perhaps only minutes away from death versus the hours allotted to themselvesthe meaning exemplified in their mission to get this final morsel into the mouth of their dying and fellow inmate and which subsequently elevated them beyond their immediate suffering
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Whereupon had they not willed to carryout such meaningful noble acts read the will to meaning their longstanding and internal resignation to the clutches of death would have run its course within a matter of but a few hours
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This is similar to the bodys hedency to heal after any physical assault
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As several other reviewer have already mentioned the will to meaning is basically an elaboration on the section from mans search for meaning called logotherapy in a nutshell
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It really has no christian principles for those who were looking for more spiritual direction but frankl does offer insight on human emotions will etc
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