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I just finished reading "Who Moved My Cheese?" and found it different. I am not a big fan of self-help books as I find them impractical. Almost always these books seek to motivate their readers by giving instances from real life. We find that someone is suffering from some affliction in his/her life which is hampering his growth/progress. But after following the 'magical' methods mentioned in the book, he/she becomes the happiest individual in the universe. Such methods of motivation leave little to imagination and it becomes really hard to adapt them in real life.
It is here that the book "Who Moved My Cheese?" differs from the rest. The author seeks to motivate its reader by telling a fictional story using fictional charecters who have fictional needs and problems. What the author tries to do is to provide the reader with a template. Both for the problem and the solution. An individual can improvise and fit his problem in the template and similarly adapt the solution to suit himslef. This also motivates the reader the think and analyse more about his problems, which I feel is the first and most imprtant step towards the solution.
Finally here's a list of 'gyan' provided in the book

• Having Cheese Makes You Happy.


• The More Important Your Cheese Is To You The More You Want To Hold On To It.


• If You Do Not Change, You Can Become Extinct.


• What Would You Do If You Weren't Afraid?


• Smell The Cheese Often So You Know When It Is Getting Old.


• Movement In A New Direction Helps You Find New Cheese.


• When You Move Beyond Your Fear You Feel Free.


• Imagining Myself Enjoying New Cheese Even Before I Find It Leads Me To It.


• The Quicker You Let Go Of Old Cheese The Sooner You Find New Cheese.


• It Is Safer To Search In The Maze Than Remain In A Cheeseless Situation.


• Old Beliefs Do Not Lead You To New Cheese.


• When You See That You Can Find And Enjoy New Cheese, You Change Course.


• Noticing Small Changes Early Helps You Adapt To The Bigger Changes That Are To Come.


• You start to change as soon you learn to laugh at yourself.