Prisoners of Our Thoughts

by PATTAKOS, ALEX PH.D

• ISBN13: 9781576754061
• ISBN10: 1576754065
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2008-01-10
• Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Summary

World-renowned psychiatrist Viktor Frankl is the author of the best-selling Man's Search for Meaning, in which he vividly details his horrific experiences as a prisoner held captive in a World War II Nazi concentration camps. In his book, Dr. Frankl discusses how it is possible to find real meaning in a life that is filled with suffering and difficulty. Inspired by his words and philosophy, author Dr. Alex Pattakos has consequently written Prisoners of Our Thoughts, wherein Dr. Frankl's therapeutic system is captured in seven core principles and applied to various life and work situations so that the reader can relate personally to the principles as well as learn when and how to use them. The seven principles are as follows: 1.Exercise the freedom to choose your attitude; 2.Realize your will to meaning; 3.Detect the meaning of life's moments; 4.Don't work against yourself; 5.Look at yourself from a distance; 6.Shift your focus of attention; 7.Extend beyond yourself.

Author Biography

Alex Pattakos, Ph.D., is a principal of The Innovation Group

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Preface	p. xv
Acknowledgments	p. xix
Life Doesn't Just Happen to Us	p. 1
Viktor Frankl's Lifework and Legacy	p. 13
Labyrinths of Meaning	p. 25
Exercise the Freedom to Choose Your Attitude	p. 39
Realize Your Will to Meaning	p. 57
Detect the Meaning of Life's Moments	p. 79
Don't Work Against Yourself	p. 99
Look at Yourself from a Distance	p. 117
Shift Your Focus of Attention	p. 129
Extend Beyond Yourself	p. 143
Living and Working with Meaning	p. 155
Principles in Action	p. 165
Notes	p. 177
References	p. 183
Index	p. 185
About the Author	p. 195
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