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I think that the thing that struck me most about um Man's Search for Meaning was he has this paragraph in the book where he says, you know, we ask what is the meaning of life and he says that's wrong life is asking us what meaning we are going to create with our actionsView all 10 sources
I feel like this book is a great tool to just help people and especially, maybe I'm over generalising here, but I feel like lots of millenials are struggling to find meaning. I suddenly feel better equipped for in case--I know that sounds a bit weird to say, but in case something really bad happens, I feel like I... from reading this book, I'm better equipped to know how to handle it. That's a bit naive to say, but I really think there are some important stuff in here.View all 5 sources
I have gifted A Good Man to quite a few people and Shackleton and Victor Frankl’s book. A Good Man I gift because if we contemplate how – like I wonder what would my son or daughter say about me? What kind of biography would they write? And that is a model for me I would want. Shackleton, that is how I want to behave in life and Frankl, that is how I – his basic point is no matter the conditions we surround ourselves in, we can author our life. We can author however we respond. I guess I will also throw in there Siddhartha. Have you read that?View source
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View sourceFinding Meaning & Purpose The following list of books have been particularly influential in shaping my perspective of the world, my sense of purpose and where I choose to place my focus & energy.View source