Who Moved My Cheese (L)
With over 2.5 million copies sold, Spencer Johnson's little book carries a surprisingly hefty punch. It's a short parable, yes, but one that manages to say something genuinely useful about how we respond when life shifts beneath our feet. The story follows four characters living inside a maze, all of them hunting for cheese. The cheese, as Johnson explains, stands in for whatever we're chasing: a stable career, a relationship, financial security, inner calm. The maze is wherever we happen to be searching, whether that's a workplace, a family, or a community. The twist? The cheese never stays put. When the characters face sudden, unwelcome change in their search, their reactions vary wildly. One of them eventually finds a way through, and scrawls hard-won lessons on the maze walls as he goes. It's a tidy conceit, and it works. Readers come away with a clearer sense of how to spot change on the horizon, adjust without too much resistance, and stay ready to move when circumstances demand it. What makes this book worth your time is its honesty about human stubbornness. Most of us cling to what we know long past its expiry date. Johnson prods at that tendency with good humour and no small amount of warmth. It reads in under an hour, suits any age, and offers the kind of perspective that quietly resurfaces whenever things get uncertain. Spencer Johnson also co-wrote The One Minute Manager with Kenneth Blanchard, and his books have been published in 40 languages worldwide.
- Author: Spencer Johnson
- Publisher: Vermilion
- Genre: Personal Development
- ISBN: 978-0091816971
- Pages: 96 pages