Anyone doing satisfying work is likely to get a feeling of well-being, according to Dr Frankl.

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Frankl survived and went on to chronicle his experiences and the wisdom he had drawn from them.

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Some followers of Dr Frankl see in his writings helpful advice for those sunk in depression for the lack of a job.

ECONOMIST: Viktor Frankl

But like the ideas of other European psychiatrists, Carl Jung, Alfred Adler and of course Freud, Dr Frankl's have seeped into other disciplines.

ECONOMIST: Viktor Frankl

While imprisoned, Frankl realized he had one single freedom left: He had the power to determine his response to the horror unfolding around him.

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Her first touchstone was a book by Holocaust survivor and psychologist Victor Frankl, which she read at every spare moment during her husband's illness.

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"Winning Google further emboldened Nasdaq's reputation as being the exchange of choice for the technology companies, " said Jay Frankl, senior managing director at FTI Consulting.

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So Dr Frankl and others of like mind tried to forestall suicides by giving meaning to the lives of those who had sunk into depression.

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"The Facebook listing I've seen as being similar to the Google listing, which had a similar competition between the exchanges, and a similar win for Nasdaq, and a tremendously successful IPO for both, " Mr. Frankl said.

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