
Finding Meaning in an Imperfect World by Iddo Landau
Legacy Audiobooks
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
Discover how to grasp the core insights of Iddo Landau’s Finding Meaning in an Imperfect World in just 15 minutes. This audio distills the essential lessons from the original book, cutting out the fluff and saving you hours.
This summary unpacks the book’s central, life-changing idea: that the search for meaning is simply the search for value. You will learn how the greatest obstacle to a meaningful life is often our own perfectionism—the flawed belief that our lives must be extraordinary or free from suffering to be worthwhile.
The analysis breaks down Landau’s powerful arguments, showing how meaning remains possible despite life’s biggest challenges, including death, suffering, human evil, and our own insignificance in the vast cosmos. It moves beyond theory to explore the book's practical strategies for enhancing meaning, from asking "deathbed questions" that clarify your priorities to the crucial skill of "recognizing"—learning to see and feel the profound value that already exists in your everyday life.
If you’ve read the book before, it’s a great way to reinforce what matters most. For newcomers and past readers alike, this version delivers all the practical takeaways you need to put into action right away.
Duration - 16m.
Author - Legacy Audiobooks.
Narrator - Digital Voice Roger E.
Published Date - Tuesday, 21 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2025 Pendleton Row Publishing LLC ©.
Location:
United States
Networks:
Legacy Audiobooks
Digital Voice Roger E
Pendleton Row Publishing LLC
English Audiobooks
Findaway Audiobooks
Description:
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Discover how to grasp the core insights of Iddo Landau’s Finding Meaning in an Imperfect World in just 15 minutes. This audio distills the essential lessons from the original book, cutting out the fluff and saving you hours. This summary unpacks the book’s central, life-changing idea: that the search for meaning is simply the search for value. You will learn how the greatest obstacle to a meaningful life is often our own perfectionism—the flawed belief that our lives must be extraordinary or free from suffering to be worthwhile. The analysis breaks down Landau’s powerful arguments, showing how meaning remains possible despite life’s biggest challenges, including death, suffering, human evil, and our own insignificance in the vast cosmos. It moves beyond theory to explore the book's practical strategies for enhancing meaning, from asking "deathbed questions" that clarify your priorities to the crucial skill of "recognizing"—learning to see and feel the profound value that already exists in your everyday life. If you’ve read the book before, it’s a great way to reinforce what matters most. For newcomers and past readers alike, this version delivers all the practical takeaways you need to put into action right away. Duration - 16m. Author - Legacy Audiobooks. Narrator - Digital Voice Roger E. Published Date - Tuesday, 21 January 2025. Copyright - © 2025 Pendleton Row Publishing LLC ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:12
Chapter 1: Introduction
Duration:00:00:45
Chapter 2: Implications
Duration:00:00:55
Chapter 3: Against Perfectionism
Duration:00:00:52
Chapter 4: Anticipations of Nonperfectionism
Duration:00:00:51
Chapter 5: Death and Annihilation I
Duration:00:00:46
Chapter 6: Death and Annihilation II
Duration:00:00:57
Chapter 7: Life in the Context of the Whole Universe
Duration:00:00:50
Chapter 8: Determinism and Contingency
Duration:00:00:49
Chapter 9: Skepticism and Relativism
Duration:00:00:53
Chapter 10: The Goal of Life
Duration:00:00:45
Chapter 11: The Paradox of the End
Duration:00:00:45
Chapter 12: Suffering
Duration:00:00:50
Chapter 13: Human Evil
Duration:00:00:48
Chapter 14: Why We Are Blind to Goodness
Duration:00:00:45
Chapter 15: Identifying I
Duration:00:00:48
Chapter 16: Identifying II
Duration:00:00:43
Chapter 17: Recognizing
Duration:00:00:45
Chapter 18: Conclusion I
Duration:00:00:48
Chapter 19: Conclusion II
Duration:00:00:51
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:22