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Who moved my cheese? |
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adrianl (04:46 1/11/2008)
VincceH (09:25 3/11/2008)
daveb (18:08 3/11/2008)
adrianl (19:57 3/11/2008)
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Adrian Lees |
Message #108648, posted by adrianl at 04:46, 1/11/2008 |
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Is this a common expression, the moving of cheese? Honestly I don't think I've ever heard it before, and now I'm starting to believe there's something in Jung's Synchronicity theorem because yesterday dilbert.com published this and then later the very same evening I watched, for the first time, a DVD containing the same phrase.... true, I'm more likely to pay attention to it having recently seen it... but I find it hard to believe that I would have ignored it on any other day. :-/
I first learned of Jung's theory years(/decades - ouch!) ago, it was intriguing and still is; anyone else have any experiences/thoughts relating to the theory rather than to the expression?
[Edited by adrianl at 04:52, 1/11/2008] |
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VinceH |
Message #108657, posted by VincceH at 09:25, 3/11/2008, in reply to message #108648 |
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Is this a common expression, the moving of cheese? This is the first time I've heard it, but that proves nothing.
Honestly I don't think I've ever heard it before, and now I'm starting to believe there's something in Jung's Synchronicity theorem because yesterday dilbert.com published this and then later the very same evening I watched, for the first time, a DVD containing the same phrase.... What DVD was it? Is it possible that Dilbert's writer has at some point seen that film/show/whatever and it inspired that strip - and it's just coincidental that you happened to see the two instances on the same day?
I first learned of Jung's theory years(/decades - ouch!) ago, it was intriguing and still is; anyone else have any experiences/thoughts relating to the theory rather than to the expression? Yes. I have given the matter a great deal of thought in the few seconds it's taken me to read your post and hit reply, and as a consequence my considered opinion is that it's probably bunkum.
Seriously, we don't take any notice when something happens, and nothing coincidental to that happens or, perhaps more accurately, doesn't - and non-coincidental non-happenings are happening all the time* - but we do have a tendency to notice when coincidences do happen.
* I think I can probably use that in my book. (I finally finished chapter nine at Land's End at the weekend, after hell knows how long I've spent on it. I also took shedloads of pictures, some of which may or may not be used in Worcester Smith and the Purple Crystal of the Heavens, if that does actually get written, which of course may or may not happen. And all of that was just before nearly killing myself driving home.)
[Edited by VincceH at 09:26, 3/11/2008] |
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Dave Brown |
Message #108662, posted by daveb at 18:08, 3/11/2008, in reply to message #108657 |
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The phrase Who moved my cheese comes from a book designed to teach people about handling change.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Who-Moved-My-Cheese-Amazing/dp/0091816971/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1225735565&sr=8-1
It's told from the perspective of a bunch of mice who have their cheese moved and how they handle it.
Copies were given to everyone in my company about 8 or 9 years ago. I'd recommend not bothering to read it. |
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Adrian Lees |
Message #108663, posted by adrianl at 19:57, 3/11/2008, in reply to message #108657 |
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What DVD was it? Is it possible that Dilbert's writer has at some point seen that film/show/whatever and it inspired that strip.. British TV, so I doubt it. There's a citation in the 'Criticism' section at the bottom of this article, though. I guess that, and Dave's unfortunate experience, explains the Dilbert connection (thankfully, I've never worked in a company that subjected to me more than a few irritating buzzwords). As for it being on the DVD, I guess it was just fashionable at the time.
[Edited by adrianl at 19:58, 3/11/2008] |
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