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2017-01-18
Prisoners of Our Thoughts: Viktor Frankl’s Principles for Discovering Meaning in Life and Work, 3ed, Revised and Expanded
Alex Pattakos and Elaine Dundon
Berrett-Kohler Publishers
January 2017
288pp
書籍編號:
02-1240
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● 內文簡介

★在美熱銷超過十萬冊,被譯成20國語文發行。美國出版社於一月出版第三版修訂版!
★第三新版,力邀《與成功有約》作者史蒂芬.柯維(Stephen R. Covey)寫序!

人在不安定的年代得面對哪些挑戰、並活出意義?
以當代著名精神學家法蘭克(Viktor Frankl)探索人類對生命意義的追尋投射到工作職場上,協助許多讀者在職場上取得個人成就,是全美的個人成功長銷書。

國際知名心理學家維克多.弗蘭克(Viktor Frankl)撰寫的《人類意義的追尋》(Man’ Search for Meaning)一書被譽為當今最重要的著作之一,獲圖書館會議(Library of Congress)選為二十世紀10本最有影響力的書。他從自己在德國納粹集中營的可怕經歷中,學到「意義治療法」(Logotherapy),並將此法運用到日後工作上,集結成書傳授給更多人。

《Prisoners of Our Thoughts》(本書在2009年由啟示出版,中繁書名《活出工作的意義》,現已絕版)一書作者Alex Pattakos是弗蘭克的學生,跟隨他身邊研究心理學很長一段時間,這本書正是闡述如何運用弗蘭克的心理學幫助讀者,找到日常工作中的存在意義。「意義治療法」的本質是尋求個人生存的獨特意義、目標和責任,個人可以為了它的理想與意義而產生強韌的求生意志,反之也可以為了它的理想與意義死亡。人們有絕對自由為他自己做決定,無論是接受現實,還是選擇放棄。我們在工作職場上又豈非如此呢?

在第三次修訂版中,將收錄四個新單元──新的觀點、故事、練習和實際應用,向讀者介紹如何將意義置放入生活、工作,乃至社會核心中,獲得最大利益。作者整理出弗蘭克的治療系統為七個核心重點,讓讀者在認清自己需要的同時,尋找最適合自己的職場心態。

作者堅定我們的信心:在任何情況下,我們都有機會選擇。追尋工作上的意義,將指導我們如何面對挑戰,與在生活上發掘更多機會。

 

● 作者簡介

Alex Pattakos,是Global Meaning Institute的聯合創辦人,在美國、加拿大和希臘有辦公室。他曾經是The Innovation Group的主管、公共及商業行政教授,並擔任非營利的國際性組織Renaissance Business Associate的主席,他的著作有《Intuition at Work: Pathways to Unlimited Possibilities》,又是獲獎書《The OPA! Way》的聯合作者。

Elaine Dundon,是Global Meaning Institute的聯合創辦人,在美國、加拿大和希臘有辦公室。與Alex Pattakos合著獲獎書《The OPA! Way》。

 

● 媒體報導

“In this newly revised edition, Alex Pattakos and Elaine Dundon not only honor the legacy of Viktor Frankl but further it by bringing his work to a new generation of readers in search of a more meaningful life. In very practical ways, they show that when we put meaning at the heart of our lives, we're better able to thrive and reach our full potential.”──Arianna Huffington, founder of Huffington Post and founder and CEO, Thrive Global

“If you intend to read just one self-help book in your life, pick this one. You won't regret it.” ──Alexander Batthyány, PhD, Director, Viktor Frankl Institute Vienna

“Here is a landmark book that, among other things, underscores how the search for meaning is intimately related to and positively influences health improvement at all levels. Reading Prisoners of Our Thoughts is an insightful prescription for promoting health and wellness!”──Kenneth R. Pelletier, PhD, MD (hc), Clinical Professor of Medicine and Professor of Public Health, University of Arizona and University of California, San Francisco Schools of Medicine

“Prisoners of Our Thoughts is an important book about creating a meaningful life — a life that matters and makes a difference. Those of us involved in the individual quest for meaning will find valuable information and inspiration in it. Meaning — choosing it, living it, sustaining it — is a significant personal, as well as societal, issue of the twenty-first century.”──Marita J. Wesely, trends expert and Trends Group Manager, Hallmark Cards, Inc.