Has anyone read the book Eliud Kipchoge raves about - Who Moved My Cheese?

Yeah, I have read the book.

Condensed information, some good but really basic stuff.

And Robert, please change the title to the thread saying you are offering 10 pairs of shoes. That's misleading advertising.

Thank you.

I heard Mo is currently writing an autobiography called Who Moved My Watch? He will be selling it at the expo in Chicago

Banana Bread wrote:

I heard Mo is currently writing an autobiography called Who Moved My Watch? He will be selling it at the expo in Chicago

Who Broke My Doorbell?

I bought the book many years ago when I was looking for another job and in a life slump.

Like so many self-help book it is a combination of simple-minded dribble and quasi psychobabble marketed to

people who want quick and easy answers to tough life choices.

Best to stick with The Good Book, Old and New Testament.

T.M.A.D.D.D.H.A.S.F.N.E.

I was going to buy it once but I managed to read it all the way through in line at Barnes so I put it back on the shelf. It's a 10 minute read... 4 if you speed read

I had to read it in residency. Its overall message seemed to be one of subjugation, not coping with change. It seemed very “your overlords will make you do something you don’t want to and you will be a good worker bee and not question it.”

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And Robert, please change the title to the thread saying you are offering 10 pairs of shoes. That's misleading advertising.

Thank you.

+1

Nobody wants free Hokas. Not even 2:06 barefoot potato farmers.

BisonHurdler, M.D. wrote:

I had to read it in residency. Its overall message seemed to be one of subjugation, not coping with change. It seemed very “your overlords will make you do something you don’t want to and you will be a good worker bee and not question it.”

My company forced us to go through a "Who Moved My Cheese?" workshop. It was lame. Really elementary stuff. If you're an adult and need this to learn how to cope with change you have problems.

I preferred the sequel - Who Cut the Cheese?

"In which fridge is my EPO?"

Yes, I read it a long time ago. One of my former managers asked me to read it.

ding dong wrote:

Banana Bread wrote:

I heard Mo is currently writing an autobiography called Who Moved My Watch? He will be selling it at the expo in Chicago

Who Broke My Doorbell?

+1. Beat me to it. Others:

Rupp - Who Lost My TUEs?

Simpson - Who Questioned My TUEs?

Engels - Who Cut My Mullet?

Contador - Who Tainted My Beef?

Baumann - Who Spiked My Toothpaste?

Viren - Who Spilt My Reindeer Milk?

The list is endless - could be it's own thread!

stupid overrated wrote:

BisonHurdler, M.D. wrote:

I had to read it in residency. Its overall message seemed to be one of subjugation, not coping with change. It seemed very “your overlords will make you do something you don’t want to and you will be a good worker bee and not question it.”

My company forced us to go through a "Who Moved My Cheese?" workshop. It was lame. Really elementary stuff. If you're an adult and need this to learn how to cope with change you have problems.

I love Kipchoge and his humble message. I even viewed his entire Oxford lecture a while back out of curiosity. But like you said, if you’re looking for deep wisdom and insight from Kipchoge or the books he reads you’re a fool. Throw on the last 30 minutes of any of his Berlin or London marathons where more meaning can be conveyed than a billion of his words.

His slogan should be: “Just run, baby.”

I only vaguely recall the book. I didn't keep it for reference so that says something.

If someone thinks it was a great book... and IIRC, it was a best seller... then it was for them. Sometimes, even basic information needs to be explained a certain way for the AHA! light to go on in the brain.

Also, if a book has, say, ten steps to success and nine of them you already know and use, but the tenth step changes your perspective and your life, then it was a good book.

Yea, in my 20 years in my current job I believe "Who moved my cheese?" was the first workshop I had to do. Then it was "Strengths Finder", then a couple years later it was "Orange Frog", then a couple of years after that it was some company created workshop that I believe they got from some big consulting firm.

Every couple years there's something new to try and engage and make employees more productive.