Eat That Frog!
21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time
by Brian Tracy
Reading Profile
Should I read this?
Eat That Frog! strings together brief, prescriptive tips aimed at stopping procrastination by pushing you to handle the day’s most important task first. Chapters are short and directive, each delivering a simple rule or habit to test quickly. what works best is immediate: concrete reminders you can apply the next morning. The limitations are clear: repetition, a surface-level treatment of causes behind procrastination, and a steady motivational tone that some readers will find simplistic or preachy.
Read this if...
- •a mid-level product manager at a startup trying to ship a feature before the end of the sprint who needs compact heuristics to choose one daily task that will unblock the release — the book offers short, testable rules you can apply in morning planning today
- •a high-school teacher facing a week of grading and lesson prep during a school break who wants a simple, adoptable routine to tackle the hardest work first without time-consuming theory — the chapters are bite-sized and actionable for immediate use
- •a solo graphic designer juggling multiple retainer clients who needs a one-rule morning decision process to prioritize billable work over email and tweaks — the book’s punchy tips make it easy to form a repeatable habit in days
Skip this if...
- •you'll likely put it down when the short-tip format repeats and chapters begin to feel like the same idea phrased differently; mid-book repetition is the usual drop-off point
- •annoying if you prefer detailed psychological explanation or evidence-heavy argument: the book favors blunt directives over nuance
- •not useful if you want novel strategies or deep change plans — it leans on common-sense prioritization and motivational language rather than step-by-step restructuring
Stop Procrastinating Get More of the Important Things DoneToday! There just isn't enough time for everything on our todo listand there never will be. Successful people don't try to do everything. They learn to focus on the most important tasks and make sure those get done. They eat their frogs. There's an old saying that if the first thing you...
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Reading Specifications
Difficulty:easy
Audience Fit
- a mid-level product manager at a startup trying to ship a feature before the end of the sprint who needs compact heuristics to choose one daily task that will unblock the release — the book offers short, testable rules you can apply in morning planning today
- a high-school teacher facing a week of grading and lesson prep during a school break who wants a simple, adoptable routine to tackle the hardest work first without time-consuming theory — the chapters are bite-sized and actionable for immediate use
- a solo graphic designer juggling multiple retainer clients who needs a one-rule morning decision process to prioritize billable work over email and tweaks — the book’s punchy tips make it easy to form a repeatable habit in days
- you'll likely put it down when the short-tip format repeats and chapters begin to feel like the same idea phrased differently; mid-book repetition is the usual drop-off point
- annoying if you prefer detailed psychological explanation or evidence-heavy argument: the book favors blunt directives over nuance
- not useful if you want novel strategies or deep change plans — it leans on common-sense prioritization and motivational language rather than step-by-step restructuring
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Why recommended
Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Procrastination, Best Productivity Books, and Self Improvement.
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Ankur Warikoo
“1. Eat that frog: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time Simple, powerful book to help you manage time.”
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