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    Prisoners of Our Thoughts: Viktor Frankl's Principles for Discovering Meaning in Life and Work
    Prisoners of Our Thoughts: Viktor Frankl's Principles for Discovering Meaning in Life and Work
    Prisoners of Our Thoughts: Viktor Frankl's Principles for Discovering Meaning in Life and Work
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    Prisoners of Our Thoughts: Viktor Frankl's Principles for Discovering Meaning in Life and Work

    Written by Alex Pattakos, Elaine Dundon and Stephen R. Covey

    Narrated by Jeff Hoyt

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    7 Principles for Finding Meaning in Life & Work

    World-renowned psychiatrist Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning is one of the most important books of modern times. Frankl's extraordinary personal story of finding meaning amid the horrors of the Nazi concentration camps has inspired millions. Frankl vividly showed that you always have the ultimate freedom to choose your attitude—you don't have to be a prisoner of your thoughts.

    Dr. Alex Pattakos—who was urged by Frankl to write Prisoners of Our Thoughts—and Elaine Dundon, a personal and organizational innovation thought leader, show how Frankl's wisdom can help readers find meaning in every moment of their lives. Drawing on the entire body of Frankl's work, they identify seven “core principles” and demonstrate how they can be applied to everyday life and work.

    This revised and expanded third edition features new stories, practical exercises, applications, and insights from the authors' new work in MEANINGology®. Three new chapters outline how we all can benefit by putting meaning at the core of our lives, work, and society. And a new chapter on Viktor Frankl's legacy illustrates how his work continues to influence so many around the world.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBerrett-Koehler Publishers
    Release dateJan 9, 2017
    ISBN9781523084685
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    Alex Pattakos

    Alex Pattakos, PhD, is cofounder of the Global Meaning Institute with offices in the United States, Canada, and Greece. His unique background includes being a mental health administrator, professor of public and business administration, consultant with the White House, and advisor to the commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration. He is also the coauthor with Elaine Dundon of The OPA! Way: Finding Joy & Meaning in Everyday Life & Work. As a leader of the Meaning Movement, he is focused on helping others find meaning in life, work, and society. 

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    • 4/5
      Following Dr. Frankl's great book, Man's Search for Meaning, this book provides a seven-principle approach to freedom from the prison many of us are living in, which is built by our own thoughts. The three-concept conclusion of Others, Purpose, and Attitude (OPA for short) is an excellent summary of the teachings of this book and Dr. Frankl's. Very much like Man's Search for Meaning, Dr. Pattakos emphasizes in Prisoners of Our Thoughts that our experiences of life (happiness, sadness, depression, etc.) are the results of our attitude towards all of life's events and whether we believe that there's meaning behind everything that happens to us. The one small part with which I did not agree in this book is when the author says that technology and automation are replacing the human workforce, hence leading to depression. As the comedian, John Oliver explained in a segment of his show, Last Week Tonight, the emergence of automation and robots does not necessarily mean that humans are losing their jobs; instead, the nature of jobs is changing. What's lacking is proper training and preparation by the employers and relevant institutions to enable the transitioning of people from current tasks to those necessary by the introduction of new technologies. All in all, this is an excellent book to read and keep on your bookshelf for future reference.
    • 5/5
      The practical nature of the book, excellent and life changing.
    • 5/5
      Great book, it changed my perspective on meaning quite a bit
    • 5/5
      Very meaning book. Helped me to see everything I do in my life as having meaning no matter how small. Insightful.
    • 5/5
      Fantastic book listened to it, now I am going to read it to do it the activities
    • 5/5
      Love learning more about Viktor and his work & philosophies.