Brian Tracey puts together a book full of useful ideas on how to be more productive.His chapter summaries on p113 are a good resource to review.1. Set the table: Decide what you want2. Plan the day in advance: Think on paper3. Apply the 80/20 rule: 20% of activity produces 80% of the results4. Consider the consequences: of your 20% activities5. Practice creative procrastination: put off things of low value6. Use the A B C D E Method continually: prioritize7. Focus on key result areas: concentrat...

I saw the author, Brian Tracy, several years ago at a seminar as a motivational speaker and became a fan. Needed some extra motivation on getting tasks done recently and 'Eat That Frog' definitely helps with re-prioritizing things on the task list and making a plan to get them done. Listening to the audio book is even that more effective. Here are the notes I made while listening (his major principles):Decide what I want. Plan every day in advance. 20% of my activities are 80% of my results - an...

🙋After a long time, I finally picked up a self-help book which I have been wanting to read for years.For a pro who's amazing at procastination, I have been procrastinating doing the same but this time I had to pick it up and actually read the physical copy so that I get the maximum benefit out of it.First of all, it doesn't preach.Second, it doesn't tell you fixed rules.Third, it is not intimidating.Fourth, there are no unnecessary details.Fifth, it talks about only one topic, that is, get the m...

I read this book and I think its not bad. It is full of useful tools and tips to get you to stop procrastinating. But there are better books out there. The best book I've read on this topic is the Procrastination Elimination Method by John Isaac. It's not really famous.. its like a hidden gem. It addresses the core experiences and perceptions that cause procrastination to begin with.I give 3 stars to Eat That Frog because the author seems to have put in a lot of effort.

Nothing revolutionary, but a good (and quick) recap of the things we need to do to get stuff done.The key premise is that if we ate a live frog first thing in the morning, everything else would be easy compared to that. It's a good reminder to concentrate on the most important task instead of getting mired down in the smaller, unimportant ones.The author gives 21 steps to getting things done:01. Set the table (spend some time writing out your goals for year, month and week). Prioritize those and...

I finished this book a couple of days ago..........and I wanted to put a review in right away to get it in at the top of the week, but there was the Super bowl, then Monday I had to make dog food (you did read that correctly), last night Justified was on.....and that needs your full attention. This morning I had class for my Ballot Judge position for the primary March 6 (that promises to be a clusterf#¥k my friends). Now I'm stuck at work, and have to type this out on my IPad which is not the fa...

A very basic collection of tips to beat procrastination. Geared very much toward sales and "business" people. Nothing really groundbreaking.I was intrigued by how much the advice ran completely counter to much more valuable (to me) guide for professional creatives found in The Accidental Creative: How to Be Brilliant at a Moment's Notice. In contrast to that book's encouragement to respect your natural rhythms, take rest, and refill the well, Eat That Frog seemed more about ignoring your intuiti...

A self-development book that seems like a long PowerPoint presentation, with tons of quotes from people I never heard of. So I'm supposed to be inspired and motivated by a certain Jonathan Smerkfeese who says "Procrastination. Such a bad, bad thing"?What I learned from this book, however, is how to write a self-development book. Let me share these ten easy steps with you:Step number one: Pick a title. Nothing revolutionary. Any mind-numbing sequence of words can turn into a title. The Princess i...

Think on paper.1. Write down your goals, set deadlines, list steps to achieve goals, organize steps into a plan by priority and sequence, do something every day on your highest-impact goal.Do now: list 10 goals. Pick your highest-impact goal, set a deadline, make a plan, take action.2. Make a master list of everything you want to do, make a list for the coming month, make a list for the coming week and for the next day. When planning a project, list all the steps and organize them by priority an...

"EAT THAT FROG" is unrivalled of the good books I have read. This book is about eating the big ugly frog first, that is doing the tough, ugly work which you have been avoiding before finishing off the other uncomplicated tasks. It is all about taking that first stride. Simply get up and do it even if you have no clue or no enthusiasm or no love. I am going to follow the tips which are cited in the book and are applicable to me.I would recommend this book to all the people, especially the youth o...

4,5 stars.I haven't read many "self-help" books in my life, but I have to say that this one is the best of them all!This Tracy guy made some research, but not only that. He has many experiences and from them he shows us how to deal with time. This book is talking mainly about being great on your job, but you can take it for other things as well.Tracy is teaching us 21 steps that (combined in a way or another) can help us manage the time we have, how to stop wasting it away and start right away w...

This is a great book, and to tell you the truth, I’ve got frogs jumping all over my desk and they are the mean and ugly kind. I know the rules, I know the techniques and I’ll happily return to them as soon as I finish reading all my GR Friends’ reviews, and the stack of books on my computer, tablets, and telephones – and oh, I really want to tackle that closet, and try some new recipes, oh, oh, and I’d like to go out for half an hour to see what’s new at the supermarket, the deck could really us...

Brian Tracy gives simple and easily acted-upon suggestions for stream lining and maximizing your productivity. The title itself, Eat That Frog!, refers to completing the biggest, ugliest task you may have on your plate on any given day. If you do whatever that is first (the frog), in the morning when you're at your most energetic and before anything else distracts you, then at least you can say you got something done today. Most everything else will seem almost easy by comparison... at least, th...

Eat your big and ugliest frog firstAs disgusting as it may sound, if you put it into practical use, the results would be extremely good. This books is a slim one, follows a particular style and offers practical advice. This book is aimed at any working professional with tips and tricks to improve your productivity and do good in life in general.Any working professional who’s having a tough time at work, doing overtime and under achieving then this book is a must read. It offers 21 rules right fr...

The dictionary meaning of the word procrastination is “the action of delaying or postponing something”. However, the real meaning is “the creative reason you are showcasing, for not finishing something”. The quick response from our mind is that if procrastinating is bad, how can we overcome it. That’s where this quick read “Eat that Frog” by Brian Tracy helps. The name of the book is also one of the main concepts taught and its name is derived from a quote from Mark Twain, who famously said:"Eat...

This book may be better for doers than thinkers. I read it about a year ago, and really liked it. A lot. It gave me a good kick start to getting things done. But then procrastination crept back, and the frog effect wore off. I'm a right-brain thinker, so I probably should have just tattooed the saying on the back of my hand. I've just started reading "The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play" by Neil Fiore, and it's a better fit for me. "Eat

Absolutely essential reading for anyone who's human. Fantastic insight so typical of Brian Tracy. Go through this repeatedly, until it becomes a part of you.

The whole book boils down to "do the hardest task first" and "make checklists." Not exactly rocket science, but I gotta admit I'm finding myself using the catchy phrase "Eat That Frog!" as a reminder to stop putting off daunting tasks. And I love checklists. Since I'm currently in a moment of high stress time management, it's exactly what I needed to hear. To really save time, listen to the audio version. It's unabridged and only 2.5 hours.

"There is never enough time to do everything you have to do. You are literally swamped with work and personal responsibilities, projects, stacks of magazines to read....But the fact is you are never going to caught up. You will never get on top of your tasks"The key is: Prioritize your tasks!That's the book in three words! But how?! Brian Tracy will show you how in this book, Eat That Frog! The ugly one first!Very practical book. You would love this book if you actually applied the exercises thr...

I gritted my teeth through this whole book. Having just re-read the exceptional Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, by David Allen, this book felt poorly-written, poorly-organized, and poorly conceived. The author is brutal and his suggestions mostly make me want to run the other way. Get up early. Stay up late. Nose to the grindstone. Work work work work work work work. The most successful people work work work work work work work. He offers billions of made-up statistics