thrifted this without knowing who anthony quinn was, just liked the cover, but now I need to watch his movies.
the book was great it was him telling his lifestory and his struggles through talking to a psychiatrist. very personal, dark at times but also hopeful, and the answer to everything is LOVE.
Mar 4, 2024
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This is a book by Austrian psychologist, Viktor Frankl, about his observations of the human condition, recorded while surviving the Holocaust. He identified work, love and suffering as the three ways we can find meaning in life - while suffering is how we can reach our highest potential, because it tests us the most. He observed how vital hope was for survival, and how some people were profoundly graceful and generous in their suffering… like those who gave away their meager piece of bread, or even how a starving woman made the last days on this earth count by appreciating a single track against a blue sky she was able to see through a slit in the wood… It is really the best guide to living I have found.
A few years after reading it, I was approached to direct a documentary about the writers of Netflix’s Oscar-winning “All Quiet on the Western Front” as they adapt Man’s Search for Meaning into a screenplay. They are a power couple facing the biggest challenge of a lifetime: After 22 years of marriage and partnership, sports psychologist Simon Marshall, and 5X World Champion Triathlete, Lesley Paterson, get their dream job to adapt their favorite book Man’s Search for Meaning, but the same day they get the job, Simon receives a call from his doctor telling him that he has Stage 3 Pancreatic Cancer. The film we’ve been shooting follows their journey across the world, retracing Frankl’s life journey while pursuing cures for this deadly form of cancer. Our documentary is shaping up to be a modern Man’s Search of Meaning, because it is all about turning something devastating into a triumph by making it meaningful - and it has changed my life forever to take on the challenge of telling this essential story.
Jan 16, 2025
my dad got me this as a random gift and its an amazingly written book. really helped me look at life in a different way and how art can aid all aspects of my life and not just be something that i want to do as a career. love that it as picture references in almost every page so you can understand what the writers are commenting on but also opens up so many wormholes of cool art and artists to research further into. i think everyone should read this even if you are not an artist!
Jan 5, 2025
I’m making my way through all of Stan Tatkin’s books and I can’t overstate how much they are helping my life.
I started with “Your Brain on Love: The Neurobiology of Healthy Relationships” and it’s a book I’m sure I will re-read forever.
I’ve listened to it on audible as well- it is a GREAT listen, narrated by the author.
Whether you are single, in a happy relationship, or in a relationship you’d like to improve in some way, the information in this book (and any of his other books) will be helpful🙏
Mar 1, 2024
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just strolling around the city and observing…being an urban explorer, the connoisseur of the streets
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