{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Bookworm","title":"44: Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":5956,"description":"Knowing your purpose and finding meaning in life can save your life. This episode covers the challenging topic of World War II and escaping concentration camps alive.\n\nHeadspace\nBrett Terpstra\nMacstock\nHomepod\nMike’s Instagram\nIFTTT\nDay One\nMac Power Users\nFlow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi\nOmniFocus 3\nMan’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl\n30 Lessons for Living by Karl Pillemer\nNight by Elie Wiesel\nThe Tyranny of Convenience – The New York Times\nBookworm on The Productivity Project\nThou Shalt Hustle by Mike Schmitz\nThe War of Art by Steven Pressfield\nAsian Efficiency\nMike’s statement about the book:\nWhy do we read books? Is it to learn how to do new things? Is it to be inspired by the actions of others? Is it simply to be entertained? I believe we read books for the experience. A good book, even a non-fiction book, takes you on a journey. It tells you a story, and evokes an emotion. A good book does not just speak at you, but it speaks to you. It challenges and motivates you. It makes you wrestle with the question of what would YOU do if you were placed in a similar situation. Would you have the courage to act heroically and save the day? Or would you give in to the pressure, the problems, and the pain? But the best books encourage you that it is at least possible for you to act heroically, that you at least have a chance to make the shot, rescue the princess, or save the day.\nThis book does just that, but I’m not even sure how. It’s not a work of fiction, but at times you wish it was. What I have difficulty comprehending is how Victor Frankly is able to maintain a positive attitude and a will to live in the circumstances that he describes. I’d like to think that I’d be able to act the same way – to help those who are suffering around me – but I’m not qualified to make such a statement. I can only hope and pray for that kind of strength, but Victor shows us that it is at least possible.\nNot often do I find myself with nothing to say in response to an author, but...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/M6XwZWOf8L6686mxokPdeBHCCkkWagu0-9VKHIcNxOE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xNTc2/NGQzMGNmOTAxYWRj/NDBlMWY5ZjQ5ZmY2/ODU2My5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}