You’ve probably heard of psychotherapist Viktor Frankl’s book, Man’s Search For Meaning. In it, he chronicles his experience as a concentration camp prisoner. But, if you’re like me, you’ve never actually seen him speak.
There is something that hits you more deeply when you actually experience his energy.
Even though this clip was filmed over 40 years ago in 1979, the topic of the meaning crisis is just as relevant for us as individuals and as a society—if not more so.
The interview is fascinating because it introduces a puzzle we increasingly have to reckon with…
The Meaning Paradox
Why is it harder to find meaning in today’s affluent, comfortable society than it was in stressful, grueling concentration camps?
How is it possible that society's political and economic systems that are designed to satisfy every need end up missing the most important psychological one—meaning?
During the clip, Frankl expands on the crisis and then shares what he thinks the solutions are…
