Viktor Emil Frankl · 1968
A psychological memoir and manual on finding personal meaning in the face of extreme suffering.
Dan Houser notes that it reveals human nature in the most pure way.
A speaker recommends a book written by someone else.
“and also just, I mean, Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl. Yeah, oh, yeah. It seems like that context reveals, in the most pure way,…”
Why: It reveals human nature in the most pure way.
Dan Houser, Guest on Lex Fridman Podcast#484 – Dan Houser: GTA, Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar, Absurd & Future of Gaming
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