Creative people take their intuition seriously, looking for patterns where others see confusion, and are able to make connections between discrete ar… - Tom Butler-Bowdon

What psychology failed to appreciate, Frankl believed, is the multidimensional nature of human beings. He did not deny that biology or conditioning shapes us, but he also insisted that there is room for free will — to choose to develop certain values or a particular course in life, or to retain our dignity in difficult situations.

This work led cognitive therapists such as Aaron Beck, David D. Burns, and Albert Ellis to build treatment around the idea that our thoughts shape our emotions, not the other way around.

Character” is the unique interplay between two opposing forces: a need for power, or personal aggrandizement; and a need for “social feeling” and togetherness (in German, Gemeinschaftsgefühl).