"Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time" by Brian Tracy ## Preface - As successful people - Do what successful people already do - > Write down your goals - > Select, then focus all your attention to doing your most important top tasks until it is done well - Not that you can easily physically, mentally and psychologically model most of what successful people do ## Intro - To set priorities, start and finish (eat) the most important, usually hardest and most complex and "ugliest" task (frog) FIRST. - The uglier a task the better - Don't wait, get started right away - Move on only when you're DONE-DONE ### Use your imagination to help you - See myself choosing the most important and ugliest frog FIRST - See myself starting on working on it immediately - See myself finishing it completely ## Chapter 1 – Set the table - Goal setting - Make a decision of what I want in my life - Create clarity ### Process - Write it down - Set a deadline - Make a plan - Start by doing SOMETHING - Take time every day to continue ### Exercise - Make a list of 10 big life goals that I want to accomplish in the next 12 months - Select the one that, when I've achieved it, will have the most positive impact on my life **My Result:** 🔥🔥🔥[[🌟 My Goal For 2021 - 2022]]🔥🔥🔥 ## Chapter 2 – Plan every day in advance Why plan ahead? -> Spending 10% of your time planning can eliminate up to 90% of wasted time once you get started ### Process #### Analogue - Capture anything in one of [[⭐️ My Physical Notebooks (Photos)]] - Transfer to [[MASTER LIST (Notebook)]] #### Digital - Capture anything in a [[INBOX]] - Create a [[This Month's Tasks]] list - Create a [[This Week's Tasks]] list - **Create a daily list of tasks the day before** - ✅ Check them off to [[Starting is Hard – Use a Process#^d1454c | MAKE PROGRESS]] ### Flow -> Idea, task, project, goal, note -> All kinds of notebooks -> [[MASTER LIST (Notebook)]] -> [[INBOX]] -> [[This Month's Tasks]] -> [[This Week's Tasks]] -> Daily Tasks ### How to plan a project - List every step you can think of that's needed from START to FINISH - Organize the steps by **priority** and **sequence** (Goal -> Projects -> Phases -> Tasks) - Make a list where you can see every phase and task - Work on one task only in sequence ### Exercise - Make a list of all tasks I have to do in the coming 24 hours. Keep the list updated throughout the day - Make a list of all multi-task projects that are important in my future - Layout each list by PRIORITY and SEQUENCE. Imagine the end and then work backwards in steps ## Links On Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Eat-That-Frog-Great-Procrastinating-ebook/dp/B001AFF25W