Brian Tracy

Eat That Frog!

1. IDEA 1

   Do your biggest task first

   Tracy uses the image of eating a live frog first thing in the morning: after that, nothing worse can happen all day. Your frog is your most important, most difficult task, and doing it first builds momentum and confidence.

2. IDEA 2

   Plan the day before it begins

   Tracy argues that every minute spent planning saves much more time in doing. He recommends writing a list the evening before, so you start each day knowing exactly what matters instead of reacting to whatever comes along.

3. IDEA 3

   Apply the 80/20 rule to tasks

   Following the 80/20 rule, Tracy suggests that a small share of your tasks produces most of your results. Before starting work, he asks readers to identify those few high-value tasks and resist the urge to clear easy, unimportant ones first.

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