Eat That Frog!
by Brian Tracy
Tracy's short book on procrastination is twenty-one techniques around one rule: do the most important, least appealing task first thing. There is no theory and no padding; each chapter is a few pages and ends with an action. It has sold millions because it can be read in an hour and used the same morning.
Read it if…
you want the shortest effective book on getting started on the hard thing.
Skip it if…
you want to understand why you procrastinate; this book does not care why, only what next.
Three things you will actually use
- Eat the frog first; the day improves after.
- Apply the 80/20 rule to the list.
- Prepare everything the night before.
Do this first
Tonight, write tomorrow's list and mark the single ugliest task; do it before email.
Our verdict
Brief, repetitive and effective; a pocket drill for mornings.
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