Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time (Brian Tracy, 2001)

• If you eat a live frog in the morning, you will go through the rest of the day without problem knowning you have already done the most difficult task.
• If you have to eat 2 frogs, eat the ugliest one first.

1. Set the table
• Clarity, purpose.
• Decide on what you want.
• Don't do things that need not be done.
2. Plan everyday in advance.
• Eat an elephant with one bite at a time.
• 6 P formula: Proper Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance.
• Have a master, monthly, weekly and daily list.
• 10/90 rule: if you plan with 10% of your time, you will save 90% of the wrongs.
3. Apply the 80/20 rule to everything.
• There will be tasks that rewards more than the rest.
4. Consider the consequences.
• Future orientation of 5, 10, 20 years.
• What is the consequence of doing and not doing a task.
• Law of forced efficiency: you don't have time to do every tasks but the most important ones.
5. Practice creative procrastination.
• Procrastinate on your smaller tasks.
6. Use ABCDE method continually.
• A = must, B = should, C = nice to do, D = delegate, E = eliminate.
• Never do the next alphabet when the previous one has not finish.
7. Focus on key result areas.
• Key management: Planning, Organizing, Staffing, Delegating, Supervising, Measuring and Reporting.
• Key sales: Prospecting, Building Rapport and Trust, Identifying Needs, Presenting Persuasively, Answering Objections, Closing the Sale, and Getting Resales and Referrals.
• Why are you on payroll?
8. The Law of 3.
• Do with what you have right where you are.
• Identify the 3 key tasks.
9. Prepare thoroughly before you being.
• Like pulling back an arrow.
• Get it 80% right and then correct it later.
10. Take it one oil barrel at a time.
• Persons with comparatively moderate powers will accomplish much if they apply themselves wholly and indefatigably to one thing at a time.
• By the yard it's hard; but inch by inch, anything's a cinch.
11. Upgrade your key skills
• If you are not getting better, you are getting worse.
12. Leverage your special talents
• Increase your earning ability.
• Do what you love to.
13. Identify your key constraints.
• Concentrate all your thoughts on the task at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus.
• Look deep and be accurate.
14. Put the pressure on yourself.
• Create imaginery deadline.
15. Maximise your personal powers.
• Overworking can mean underproducing.
16. Motivate yourself into action.
• Look good in every situation
• Seek the valuable lesson in every setback or difficulty
• Look for solution to every problem
• Think and talk continually about their goals
17. Get out of the technological time sink.
• There is more to life than just increasing its speed.
18. Slice and dice the task.
• Once you start you will get the momentum.
19. Create large chunks of time.
1. Build the impression that you will have time to do what you want.
20. Develop a sense of urgency.
• Trigger yourself into high performance.
21. Single handle every task.
• Master your resources at hand.