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Man's Search for Meaning
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The original part one was the strongest I think because the rest started to go into the typical psychobabble inherent to books trying to contribute to the academic side of psychology or psychiatry but the first part really grounded the idea of giving meaning to one existence into personal experience and I found it very poignant about the mental state of people in very stressful and hopeless situations. It's a very empowering and important idea that no matter the situation a person can control their behavior and influence their own feelings of the situation. This idea of a person having so much control over their own selves and survival is one I whole heartedly agree with. Anyone having trouble figuring out life or what the point is could benefit from reading this I think.
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“Forces beyond your control can take away everything you possess except one thing, your freedom to choose how you will respond to the situation. You cannot control what happens to you in life, but you can always control what you will feel and do about what happens to you. There”
― Man's Search for Meaning
― Man's Search for Meaning
“What man actually needs is not a tensionless state but rather the striving and struggling for a worthwhile goal, a freely chosen task.”
― Man's Search for Meaning
― Man's Search for Meaning
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December 17, 2016
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December 17, 2016
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March 3, 2017
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March 3, 2017
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Apr 14, 2017 08:27AM
Incredibly special unforgettable book, which everyone should read.
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Amy wrote: "Incredibly special unforgettable book, which everyone should read."Agreed!
This is one classic I hope to read, thanks for the nice review PA:)
Wes wrote: "Thanks for the review of one of my all time favourites."It's really great, I think anyone struggling can appreciate the idea that you can control what you make of a situation, just the hope it provides is powerful in itself
Great review, Always! My husband just got my son the kids version of this. Of course I'm reading it but am wondering if it's similar. So glad you liked it and got something out of it. I like books that stir happiness
Terrific review, A P! This sounds really interesting!!😊💛
I pretty much agree. I would give 5 stars to the first half of the book and 3 stars to the logotherapy part.
