The Butterfly Effect was a short yet inspirational book. The goal of it is to point out that everything each of us does matters. We may never know the impact of a single action, but each does have an impact. Based on that idea, the author encourages each person that they have the power to make a difference—essentially to change the world. He uses great examples of events we are familiar with and traces them back to single actions of people most people have more than likely never heard of. This book is a short, gift-type book. It was definitely an easy read, but has a great inspirational message and an interesting format for the reader.