Who Moved My Cheese?

“Who Moved My Cheese” is a self-help book written by Spencer Johnson, MD in 1998 and is a parable about mice in a maze and how they either utilize change or do not.  Once I read the synopsis, and the critic’s basic take-aways, I passed on the book.  Allow me to share why.

Change is inevitable, but how we deal with it varies greatly from person to person.  If we were to apply the suggestions for dealing with change today with the simplistic “rules” put forth in the book, we would turn into mindless drones.  The “don’ts list” of changing is a liberal’s green new deal/CRT/vaccination/up is down/ men can be women/ dream: 

Don’t ignore change and wait for a return to normalcy.

Don’t try to bring back the past.

Don’t complain about the unfairness of it all.

Don’t refuse to adapt.

In other words, the world will not be returning to NORMAL; forget the good life you had before Biden; don’t whine about it; comply.

So how does the author suggest you handle change “successfully”? 

Be prepared for change. 

Let go of the past.

Adapt—be open minded to change.

Imagine success.

Handle your fears.

Learn to enjoy change.

Be prepared for constant change.

In other words, you hate change, but you have to learn to love it.  Don’t be afraid, embrace it.  Be ready for a rollercoaster, because the ride will be bumpy.

Crime is escalating in cities? You can’t change it apparently, you can’t complain about it, so what to do? Become a criminal too–ADAPT! Become a criminal’s competitor and drive the criminals from your neighborhood!

Or perhaps your entire neighborhood is feeling the pinch of the change in inflation, so how do you adapt to that? You could start communal farming plots–but that’s really a return to the past–that’s a no-no. So what should you do? Secede from the country! Imagine your success when you negotiate foreign aid from Biden’s administration!! Promise 10% for the Big Guy and split the rest among your fellow consitituents!

Are you getting the hang of this nonsense yet?