Who Moved my Cheese?

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Response: Who Moved My Cheese? Dr. Spencer Johnson’s book Who Moved My Cheese? is a funny parable about four characters who desire ‘cheese,’ which is a metaphor for anything that would bring satisfaction to us. Although it was a fairly quick read, it was surprisingly amusing. Like most parables, it kind of puts things into perspective for the reader. Just thinking off the top of my head, I can relate the personalities of each of the characters with people that I have come across in the work force. Yes, my time in the work force was limited but these characters translate perfectly. I worked at the lowest end of a grocery store in high school. I was on the low end of the totem pole- bagging groceries. I did alright for a 16 year old but some of my fellow baggers were well into their 30s and 40s. Two of them in particular had worked the same job, the same position, in the same store for upwards of 10 years. Since they had longevity at the store they got paid better than I did but it was nothing significant. Needless to say, these guys were content with pulling in 11 dollars an hour working absurd amounts of hours. One worker, more so than the other, admittedly hated the work. Content maybe, but had they tried to be more ambitious and ‘explore the maze’ perhaps they would be leading more satisfying lives. I’m sure I am similar with other readers of this book in that my favorite parts were Haw’s wall writings. My favorite being “imagining yourself enjoying your new cheese leads you to it.” He wrote this right after he was coming off of one of his low points and was imagining himself eating all the cheeses he liked and thought of how tangible eating all of his favorite cheeses again really is. “When you are afraid things are going to get worse if you don’t do something, it can prompt you into action. But it is not good when you are so afraid that

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