Eat that frog! : 21 great ways to stop procrastinating and get more done in less time / Brian Tracy.
According to the author, eating a frog is a metaphor for tackling your most challenging task, but also the one that can have the greatest positive impact on your life. Eat That Frog! shows you how to organize each day so you can zero in on these critical tasks and accomplish them efficiently and effectively. In this fully revised and updated edition, the author adds two new chapters. The first explains how you can use technology to remind yourself of what is most important and protect yourself from what is least important. The second offers advice for maintaining focus in our era of constant distractions, electronic and otherwise.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781626569416
- ISBN: 162656941X
- ISBN: 9781523094653
- Physical Description: xiv, 119 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: Third edition.
- Publisher: Oakland, CA : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., [2017]
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "A BK Life book."
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Set the table -- Plan every day in advance -- Apply the 80/20 rule to everything -- Consider the consequences -- Practice creative procrastination -- Use the ABCDE method continually -- Focus on key result areas -- Apply the law of three -- Prepare thoroughly before you begin -- Take it one oil barrel at a time -- Upgrade your key skills -- Identify your key constraints -- Put the pressure on yourself -- Motivate yourself into action -- Technology is a terrible master -- Technology is a wonderful servant -- Focus your attention -- Slice and dice the task -- Create large chunks of time -- Develop a sense of urgency -- Single handle every task.
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- Subject:
- Procrastination.
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- 9 of 11 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)
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- 1 current hold with 11 total copies.
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| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | 650.11 TRA (Text) | 36015001205844 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Beaufort Main | 650.1 TRACY (Text) | 34208203259014 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Bethlehem Branch | 650.1 Tracy (Text) | 34269000184482 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Braswell Memorial Main Library | 650.1 TRA (Text) | 37807000010117 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/13/2026 |
| Denton Public Library | 650.11 T (Text) | 25908007231421 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/24/2026 |
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Summary:
According to the author, eating a frog is a metaphor for tackling your most challenging task, but also the one that can have the greatest positive impact on your life. Eat That Frog! shows you how to organize each day so you can zero in on these critical tasks and accomplish them efficiently and effectively. In this fully revised and updated edition, the author adds two new chapters. The first explains how you can use technology to remind yourself of what is most important and protect yourself from what is least important. The second offers advice for maintaining focus in our era of constant distractions, electronic and otherwise.
