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Faith Is Commitment Amid Doubt
- Faith is the willingness to act despite unavoidable doubt about the future.
- Sacks defines faith as living with doubt yet taking the risk of commitment.
Frankl Shaped Sacks's View Of Meaning
- Sacks was influenced by Viktor Frankl's idea that meaning is a call from outside the self.
- He says purpose arrives when we answer an external call, which older ages named God.
Find Purpose Where Passion Meets Need
- Find the intersection of what you want to do and what needs doing to discover purpose.
- Sacks instructs listeners to pursue passions that meet real-world needs for lasting meaning.