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Average rating3.4
Who Moved My Cheese? is a simple parable that reveals profound truths about change. It is an amusing and enlightening story of four characters who live in a "Maze" and look for "Cheese" to nourish them and make them happy. Two are mice named Sniff and Scurry. And two are "little people" -- beings the size of mice who look and act a lot like people. Their names are Hem and Haw. "Cheese" is a metaphor for what you want to have in life -- whether it is a good job, a loving relationship, money, possession, health, or spiritual peace of mind. And "The Maze" is where you look for what you want -- the organization you work in, or the family or community you live in. In the story, the characters are faced with unexpected change. Eventually, one of them deals with it successfully, and writes what he has learned from his experience on the maze walls. When you come to see "The Handwriting on the Wall," you can discover for yourself how to deal with change, so that you can enjoy less stress and more success (however you define it) in your work and in your life. Written for all ages, the story takes less than an hour to read, but its unique insights can last for a lifetime. - Jacket flap.
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2 primary booksWho Moved My Cheese? is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 1998 with contributions by Spencer Johnson.
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Short read, but some really good insights that I will be able to put to use very quickly this year. My cheese was moved towards the end of last year and this book has made it clear to me which character I was acting like. It also showed me how I can change to another character and embrace the coming change as a great new opportunity rather than a bad thing.
Highly recommended to anyone as this topic pertains to any aspect of life where change can happen (which is every aspect in case you have not figured that out).
Concise and to the point. The title is deceptive though. The book is about more than just cheese...
I am not really a fan of self help. Some of the concepts in here were reasonable but I couldn't connect with the parable and I found some gaping holes in its logic. Over all a lovely simplistic idea but with no practical relevancy. This book does not provide a full proof plan to sort your life out and adapt to change as advertised. It simply regurgitates some rather badly worded cliche lines about finding success by visualising it. I was made to read this by my sister and I was not impressed.