Prerna Jadhav's Key Ideas from Who Moved My Cheese?
by Spencer Johnson

There are 4 protagonists in this story with their respective characteristics that resemble the simple and the complex behaviours that are a part of all of us :-

1. Sniff - Predicts change early

2. Scurry - Hurries into action

3. Hem - Denies and resists change as he fears it will lead to something worse

4. Haw - Learns to adapt in time when he sees changing can lead to something better

In the story, Sniff and Scurry are mice and Hem and Haw are little people.

Sniff and Scurry have simple behaviours and Hem and Haw resemble complex human behaviours.

All four of them start their journey in a maze looking for cheese and stumble upon a cheese section which is filled with cheese for a repeated amount of days.

This repetition leads to Hem and Haw getting comfortable with the idea that the cheese will always be there.

When one day this cheese vanishes, Scurry and Sniff immediately go around looking for new cheese but Hem and Haw resist.

Hem acts adament and rejects the idea of looking for new cheese by making excuses birthed by fear.

Haw on the other hand decides to overcome his fear by asking "what would you do if you were not afraid?" and goes back into the maze to look for new cheese after a while.

Sniff and Scurry by this time have discovered the new cheese section already.

Haw on his journey writes down helpful tips for Hem in order to persuade him to move ahead from his situation when he realizes he can only pave a way for Hem but not force him to walk it.

After hardships, Haw finally reaches his cheese and is content.

1. Change Happens - Circumstances keep moving the cheese with time

2. Anticipate Change - Get ready for the cheese to move

3. Monitor Change - Smell the cheese often and know when it is getting old

4. Adapt to change - let go of old cheese sooner to enjoy new cheese

5. Change - move with the cheese

6. Enjoy change - savour the adventure and learn to laugh on yourself

7.Be ready to change quickly and enjoy it again and again - as the circumstances will keep on moving your cheese

Dr. Spencer Johnson is a B.A in psychology from the university of Southern California. He has an M.D degree from the Royal College of Surgeons and medical clerkship at Harvard Medical School and The Mayo Clinic.

He is an international bestselling author with books like one minute series and the perennial favourite The Precious Present.

His books have been featured often in media including CNN, The Today Show, Time Magazine, USA Today and Wall Street Journal and are available in 41 languages worldwide.

He died in July 2017 leaving a legacy of helpful stories behind.

This story is short and simple and uses extremely direct metaphors to explain it's learnings. The story can be interpreted in many ways according to the reader's perspective. It teaches us how we can embrace change and learn to adapt ourselves with it; a skill that I believe is extremely crucial in this new ever changing world. Also, this book can be completed in less than an hour and is bound to leave you with a lighter heart and fiery motivation to go out and get your cheese.