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Book Review: Man's Search for Meaning

November 22, 2021Updated Feb 17, 2026

Despite living an upper-class life as a psychiatrist, this book describes the harrowing experiences after being taken to the Auschwitz concentration camp in Germany. It makes you think deeply about life, happiness, and suffering. The most memorable takeaway: when humans lose their sense of future, they give up on life itself. Could I maintain focus in such desperate circumstances? The book teaches that practicing resilience against hardship helps build the habit of finding meaningful work to focus on.