Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl
Discover how to find meaning in suffering and move forward with renewed purpose by exploring the riveting memoir of a psychiatrist who survived Nazi death camps. In this influential book, based on his own experience and the stories of his patients, the author argues that we cannot avoid suffering but we can choose how to cope with it and find meaning in it through his theory of logotherapy. This book is a must-read for anyone searching for significance in the act of living.
Publish Date
2006-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
2006-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1959
Goodreads Rating
4.37
ISBN
9781416524281
Recommendations
47
Recommendations
2017-02-23T13:37:59.000Z
Charles Dickens is my fav I guess. Man's Search For Meaning... has Lin Manuel written a book yet? – source2013-05-20T02:38:59.000Z
Many, from Malcolm X's Autobiography 2 Man's Search for Meaning RT @VarunAmbrose what were books that caused a paradigm shift in ur thinking – source2019-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
Man’s Search for Meaning provides compelling examples of humanity’s perseverance through trying situations. This is another book that I’ve read dozens of times. It taught me that if you change the meaning, you change everything. Meaning equals emotion, and emotion equals life. – source2017-12-01T23:15:06.000Z
I know how easy this is to say and how hard it is to do. Check out one of my favorite books "Man's Search For Meaning." It helped me with this tremendously. – source2017-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
Both books are absolutely essential to me in order to keep my perspectives correct in a changing world. – source2011-07-14T04:57:22.000Z
Here is a list of books that I found particularly influential in my intellectual development. – sourceA meditation on what the gruesome experience of Auschwitz taught the author about the primary purpose of life: the quest for meaning, which sustained those who survived. – source
2011-07-14T11:57:22.000Z
@nielsvantilborg Single most important book you can read: Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl – source2020-03-27T06:48:42.000Z
If you’re looking for a good book these days, read Viktor Frankl’s ‘Man’s Search For Meaning.’ Incredibly inspiring. – source2018-05-31T10:12:22.000Z
Five books that taught me about myself
- Finding Flow: Happiness is absorption
- Meditations: Reactions are a choice
- Punished by Rewards: Only intrinsic motivation lasts
- Man’s Search for Meaning: Fortune is finding a purpose
- On the shortness of Life: Life is long enough – sourceThis book illustrates that it’s not our circumstances but the decisions we make that diminish or develop us. Nothing has any meaning but the meaning we choose to give it. We alone have that power. – source
Looks at how we find purpose by dedicating ourselves to a cause, learning to love and finding a meaning to our suffering. – source
2011-07-14T04:57:22.000Z
Powerful, deep, etc. First half describes life inside Auschwitz. Second half has powerful succinctly-said insights into the universal struggle. There's a reason this book has sold a billion copies. – source2011-07-14T04:57:22.000Z
I’m at a loss for words here. Just read it. Don’t read it for the Holocaust. Or psychological theory. Read it because when you’re about halfway through you will realize your life is no longer the same. And next time you get a chance to whisper in the ear of someone about to kill himself, whisper words from this book. – source2017-09-18T00:29:45.000Z
If you can only read one book this year, read this one. It will change the way you think about life... – source2022-11-05T04:52:26.000Z
@amyjccuddy I first read Frankl's book in high school. I've read it four more times since then and learned many new things about myself, life, and the universe each time.
Imagine someone asking you, "Amy, what is the meaning of your life?" It's a powerful question once you know his story. – sourceThe book I’ve probably gifted the most is Man's Search for Meaning, since I’m 16. – source
2019-11-12T19:30:31.000Z
I’m asked all the time what books I suggest. These are the best of the best. Links to each book are here #marketing #entrepreneur – source2020-11-29T22:53:06.000Z
I’ve long been obsessed with Viktor Frankl’s MANS SEARCH FOR MEANING. I am in no way comparing covid-19 to the events covered in his book. However I do think the impact of this pandemic has isolated many of the elderly & essentially stripped them of their meaning. Catastrophic. – source2020-09-18T15:25:59.000Z
@davidthekick Victor Frankl says that it's not pain that's the problem but pain without meaning that = suffering, and that meaning (ie having a goal) can make pain endurable. I wonder if you've read his book, Man's Search for Meaning? It's one of my favorites (and a classic). – source2018-03-03T21:10:53.000Z
Reading, “Man’s Search for Meaning.” I feel like this is one of those books everyone should read at some point.
This paragraph in particular resonated with me. – source2020-05-08T11:30:51.000Z
Everyone should read this book.
It’s wonderful.
One of the great books ever written exists because of one of the worst times in human history.
From suffering comes beauty.
Enjoy The Hostilities My… – source2021-01-27T21:55:26.000Z
Today is an excellent day to read or reread Man's Search for Meaning, which is one of the greatest books ever written. I can't begin to tell you how much this book means to me and how much it changed my life and gave me courage when I needed it most. – sourceFrom Man's Search for Meaning I interpreted that we cannot avoid suffering, but we can choose how to cope with it, and that having meaning in our life is essential. – source
2023-01-14T13:17:19.000Z
What are some books that truly changed the way you perceive the world? Here are some of mine. – source2023-01-27T09:52:33.000Z
This book is surprisingly cheerful and upbeat. It's slim but packed with wisdom that I often come back to. I really recommend you read it.
#HolocaustMemorialDay – source2019-11-12T01:19:19.000Z
1: Be Proactive
Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl (cited in book)
The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership by Jim Dethmer and Diana Chapman (esp. commitment #1: Responsibility)
Lead Yourself First by Kethledge/Erwin
Leadership & Self Deception by Arbinger Institute – source2020-10-15T17:52:25.000Z
@codyroyle I read it every couple of years or so. It’s a short - but incredibly powerful book – source2019-12-04T08:54:52.000Z
An extraordinary book.
About great evil and survival.
About greater hope and humanity. – sourceIf I were to take the meaning of Man's Search for Meaning, and turn it into an equation, it would be despair equals suffering minus meaning. – source
His basic point is no matter the conditions we surround ourselves in, we can author our life. – source