Eat That Frog!: Get More Of The Important Things Done Today

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You start with a list of everything you have to do for the coming day. Think on paper. You then place an A, B, C, D, or E next to each item on your list before you begin the first task.” There is never enough time to do everything, but there is always enough time to do the most important thing.” Consider the Consequences. Your most important tasks are the ones with the most consequences in your life. Focus on these above all else

Clear off your desk or workspace so that you only have one task in front of you. If necessary, put everything on the floor or on the table behind you. Learn how to stop missing deadlines, or approach deadlines with the right mindset so they're less stressful and more motivational. Discipline yourself to start immediately on your “A-1” task and then stay at it until it is complete. Eat the whole frog and don’t stop until it’s finished completely. #6 Focus On Key Result AreasWhile “Eat That Frog!” primarily targets professional productivity, its strategies can be applied to your personal life as well. Time management, goal setting, and overcoming procrastination are all crucial skills for managing personal commitments and maintaining a balanced lifestyle. For example, implementing creative procrastination allows you to prioritize tasks and intentionally delay less significant tasks, which can lead to a more balanced and fulfilling personal life. Comparisons and Critiques Similar Books and Theories

Successful people are those who are willing to delay gratification and make sacrifices in the short term so that they can enjoy far greater rewards in the long term.” Often, one item on your list of ten things is worth more than all the other nine items put together. This task is invariably the frog that you should eat first.Obey the Law of Forced Efficiency: Improve your ability to deliver high-quality results in a limited amount of time.

Master List: everything you want to do some time in the future. The place where you capture every idea that comes to or every new task or responsibility that comes up

To get anything important done well, you need to focus your attention on it. But often, people’s attention is scattered and interrupted, especially with constant messages and social media. Most people procrastinate unconsciously and end up putting off the most important things. Instead, you should intentionally procrastinate on things of little importance so you can get the big things done. Eat that Frog–21 Great Ways To Stop Procrastinating And Get More Done In Less Time is written by Brian Tracy— a Canadian-born American motivational public speaker and self-development author. He is the author of over 70 books that have been translated into dozens of languages. Tracy is the Chairman and CEO of Brian Tracy International, which specializes in counselling on leadership, selling, self-esteem, goals, strategy, creativity and success psychology. Prior to founding his company, Brian served as the Chief Operating Officer of a development company, and had careers in sales and marketing, investments, real estate development and syndication, importation, distribution and management consulting. Eat that Frog Quotes Some things that you can do (or can learn to do) make you extraordinarily valuable to yourself and to others. This is your ability to eat specific frogs faster and better than others. Commit to becoming great at them. When you work on high-value tasks at a high and continuous level of activity, you enter into a state of “ flow”. Successful people get themselves into this state far more often than the average.