Who Moved My Cheese?

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BOOK REVIEW : WHO MOVED MY CHEESE

Who Moved My Cheese ? An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life is a book about motivation enhancement by the author Spencer Johnson published in 1998 . According to the New York Times it has been a best seller ever since . The general theme of the book deals with the that in a parabolic way enumerates the scenario of change in an individual 's life , including work , and the logical and formulated

manner that the individual reacts to the situation . For this the author Spencer Johnson presents four major reaction modes that are observed

The formulation of the conception and realization is basically depended on the verbal communication of a couple of little people ' Hem and Haw and Sniff and Scurry , who are in actuality two little mouse and they are on missions to hunt down cheese . These four characters in the book Who Moved My Cheese ? try to identify problems relating to cheese hunt and the possible solutions . Their basic principals and system is formulated around cheese and the conditions to achieve the cheese with in common sense related to our personal life as individual goals of possessions

According to the author 's belief it is better to take the situation seriously rather than taking one self seriously . In other words it is perspective of life where the beholder sees the humorous side of a problem , in this case , change . According to him the best way to counter the stress of change if to take it lightly in the sense that one should no loose the virtue of humor in these conditions and it is better to structuralize the aspects of change in a formulated manner . But the most negative factor of this book or so to say the perspective of Spencer Johnson 's view is that changes should be taken for granted and the general mass has nothing to do to counter change but to adapt to it This view of life is basically negative but Spencer Johnson 's view tries to place it in a positive mold with interesting stories . In this context it should be mentioned that this book may be a chart buster but the there is a vital mistake in the foundation and it is the way Spencer Johnson states to accept life by saying the mass to counter the result of change and not counter the cause of change . Anyhow , it should be remembered that we all know within ourselves that we need to adapt to changes but sometimes we get so frustrated and we forget to take it easier . Also this book is a great training tool whenever a company is putting in place new rules or trying to change something . It is important for the employees to accept the changes to be able to improve service and customer relationships

I personally feel that this book is more worthy than sending spending 20 . To...