Man's Search for Meaning
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Understanding Viktor Frankl's philosophy that greatness involves self-transcendence, not just self-actualization
"A lesson that I would hope people would take from a careful reading of Man's Search for Meaning and Victor Frankl is that greatness is not self-actualization. It is self-actualization in service of self-transcendence."
The Psychology Research That Proves You Are Not the Problem — Your Environment Is | Angela Duckworth
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Helping prisoners gain perspective on their situation and develop gratitude
"I would give them Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl. And I would challenge them not to cry with tears of gratitude for the fact they were in Pentonville and not Auschwitz."
Understanding how to find meaning through difficult experiences
"One of my favorites is Man's Search for Meaning by Victor Frankle. The idea that meaning can often be redeemed by the struggle. You don't find meaning when things are easy. You find meaning when things are difficult. And when things are extremely difficult,..."