I was given a copy of this book several years ago by someone who enjoyed this book. I, however, found it mundane! I didn't have the perspective of hem/haw or the mice. I just wanted trash that maze after reading page after page of the stuff. Life is always "throwing curveballs" and this dinky book just made me hostile and annoyed. There just aren't simple solutions for big problems, we are way more complex than rats in a maze. If everything was as simple as the "metaphorical maze". Empty book for me, if it "helped" anyone, so be it. It only takes an hour to read it. Just check it out at the library instead of buying it, if it was recommended to you. This book will not apply to you if you consider yourself a pessimest.