A. Must Do B. Should Do C. Nice to Do [50% of time; no relevance] D. Delegate to Do E. Eliminate Practice Discipline: A1. A2. A3. Use willpower and mental strength to get going and keep going on the one job and most important task you could be doing. Eat the whole frog and don't stop until it's finished completely. This alone can double your productivity the very first day you begin using this system.
Ive read the book, perhaps the best book you will ever read on time management The best part is, you feel like your are learning with every page you turn over.
Amazing how Brian Sir is directing people and organizations towards their journey towards growth, peace and prosperity on a continuous and on-going basis. Eat That Frog is yet another masterpiece; which no one can afford to miss. And the book can be read in 5-10 days by spending two careful hours in a day. Thank you Sir !
Just bought this book on Kindle and Audible: excellent. Only a few chapters in and I already got far more value out of it than the price. Thanks, Brian.
Got hold of your book a few years ago. Good one. Thank you Mr Tracy. Simplicity is its forte. There is nothing in that book that (most) people do not normally know, but something that (many) people rarely do. I think its a matter of being "aware" of what we are doing (or not doing) every moment of life that defines our success or failure.
I would also like to, from the bottom of my heart, thank you for all the work you do and share for free, especially for this wonderful book! (Which you also kindly shared for FREE!!!) I've been studying buddhism and all kinds of wisdom traditions, all kinds of 'manifesting' techniques and methods and whatnot, but I have to say, that no book I've read in my life has such a direct impact on my thinking. I'm an artist and kind of have prejudices against being all 'business-y' (if you know what I mean) so I was a bit skeptical, but this book has actually heart. Wonderfully written and just so simple its mindblowing. THANK YOU SIR Hope you have a most wonderful day!
You are so amazing!!! You make such a difference in so many peoples lives, thank you for sharing. Just listening to several of your videos has motivated me and helped in a seriously negative situation, THANK YOU!!!
Today I have got your channels I am very much happy. Because you are good author I bought eat that frog so that one of the best time management books Love you sir for this book
I love how many productivity systems include delegation as something you should strive to do at every opportunity. I’m far enough down the totem pole that I often find my day swamped by urgent and important stuff that someone else has flung my way. It’d be nice to include some thought of who has capacity to take these on, not just skills when you’re next advising people of the ABCDE choices they have.
Thanks for your wonderful book. We are looking forward to benefit from "Eat That Frog" in our Book Club. Would be an honor to have you join us in person or over zoom and share your wisdom.
Even if you plan your day and assign tasks, there may be something that will change your plan, for example an email from manager „I need you to prepare and send me this and that by tomorrow.” This will suddenly become a big A on your tasklist and you might not even touch the other A’s you’ve intended to complete at all, or were disrupted half way through your first A that will be pushed
I have been trying to prioritize my tasks each day. But I found it frustrating when someone above me always orders me to do things that's not on my task list. I found it interrupting me to achieve my daily goal. As my role doesn't allow me to follow my daily plan and delegate, resulting in work piling up, what are your suggestions? Thanks.
RUNNING LIKE THE TURTLE, NOT THE HARE According to Lean Management, there's a previous step than 'A' (tasks that has serious consequences if done or not). Step 'S': remove, clean and organize a frequent task. It has been tested for years in the Japanese industry that, for nearly any circumstance, doing 'S' and 'A' actually takes less time than doing 'A' alone.
+Alberto Salvia Novella hey this sounds intriguing, could you please elaborate a little, or maybe direct me in some article where this is discusses, or maybe give some real life example? thank you so much.
Great book - HIGHLY recommend this for serial procrastinators! If you learn just ONE thing from it... (such as described in the video) you will reap a multiple return on the time investment spent reading it. And it IS an investment that WILL return gains if you apply the knowledge in your life.
I like to share my own experience as I try to set ABCDE task for my daily work. At the first time I do make a mistake by confusing an A task as the C or D task after that it very bad for me. So I think to know what is your A or E task you need to think the result of etc task and you can determine what is the most ugly frog then eat it :D My English still on improving. So don't mine me if bad :)
And then there are those things you can do that take more time up front but greatly increase your efficiency later. Like tool development. The only thing is that THERES NEVER ENOUGH TIME.
"Eat the frog first" is an intriguing concept, predicated on the assumption that one has complete control over their schedule. However, for the majority of individuals, especially those who aren't exceptionally wealthy, such autonomy is often lacking. Often the most challenging task of the day cannot be tackled until the late afternoon or early evening due to external factors and the schedules of others. Hence, while the time management concept of "Eat the Frog" is commendable in theory, it may not hold up well in practical application.
Using will power won't get you far. Having to use your will power is an indicator of having an internal conflict. You'd just be fighting with yourself. That's not wise. What would be wise is to find out what's holding you back and let go of it, so that you could proceed with eagerness and maybe even joy.
Great question. I reckon (as a devoted Tracy follower and someone sorting out my life right now) that, by definition, not all tasks CAN be A-tasks. If I'm right, then at least some of the tasks you think are As are actually not As at all! (Most of them are probably Bs.) Hence, you always feel like you should be doing something else - because you haven't actually consciously decided which ones are "must do", "should do", "could do" etc. Oh, and never forget the Ds - DELEGATE wherever possible.
Could someone help me please? I'm a student and the first thing I do every day is go to class, but the most important thing of my day are the hours in which study alone. My classes start the 7 A.M.. I should get up early in the morning to eat my frog?
Yes, Karla. First, get up every morning a little bit earlier and plan your day in advance. Take some time to think about your goals and how you can best achieve them. This sets the tone for the whole day. bit.ly/2WNA9wv
i disagree with one concept that is stated more than once in this book. that is starting work earlier and staying late. unless you are getting paid more.
Great, but what if all my tasks are A tasks? :-) Everything has consequences if it is not done 100% perfectly: work, houseworks, family meetings, healthy lifestyle.. everything. My problem is this: if I do one thing, let's say studying or working on a project, I always feel I should do something else, like cooking dinner or other thing around the house. When I cook or clean, I think of all the studying I could do at that time. And I often end up with things done badly or not done at all.. Well?
i know exactly what you mean here...but the funny this is, i think you know what the answer to your question is. I know what the answer is too, but my mind plays games with me like this to avoid taking action. What is the thing that you LEAST want to do now? That is probably a good indicator of what you should start with.
I came here trying to learn how frogs swallow and eat their large prey, even each other. I figured ABCDE method was Always Bite Chew Digest, & Extract Boy was I off...
Read my E mail, then proceed A, B, C. never a D or E on my to do. "A" task must do's from high level executives. "B" task. Are my "A" tasks, daily necessary.
the Eat that frog Book is one of the best Books that i have ever read.
Mohamed bugazia I totally agree man
I'ave added this Book to my To-Read List, thanks for the Reference buddy.
100% agree
Combine it with GTD
True
No-one will eat that big frog in one bite. Cut your frog up and do the smaller tasks in order of importance, with alotted time in mind.
shut up
When i started reading your books my life completely changed forever, thanks for being my inspirational speaker of all the time 🙏
A. Must Do
B. Should Do
C. Nice to Do [50% of time; no relevance]
D. Delegate to Do
E. Eliminate
Practice Discipline:
A1.
A2.
A3.
Use willpower and mental strength to get going and keep going on the one job and most important task you could be doing. Eat the whole frog and don't stop until it's finished completely. This alone can double your productivity the very first day you begin using this system.
Purchased the book earlier this week. It's one of the best self-investments of a long time.
Ive read the book, perhaps the best book you will ever read on time management
The best part is, you feel like your are learning with every page you turn over.
Amazing how Brian Sir is directing people and organizations towards their journey towards growth, peace and prosperity on a continuous and on-going basis. Eat That Frog is yet another masterpiece; which no one can afford to miss. And the book can be read in 5-10 days by spending two careful hours in a day. Thank you Sir !
Just bought this book on Kindle and Audible: excellent. Only a few chapters in and I already got far more value out of it than the price.
Thanks, Brian.
I bought the book. It is amazing. One single chapter, like 2 pages, can literally change your life.
Got hold of your book a few years ago. Good one. Thank you Mr Tracy.
Simplicity is its forte.
There is nothing in that book that (most) people do not normally know, but something that (many) people rarely do.
I think its a matter of being "aware" of what we are doing (or not doing) every moment of life that defines our success or failure.
I recommend "you can win" by shiv khera its a wonderful book
I would also like to, from the bottom of my heart, thank you for all the work you do and share for free, especially for this wonderful book! (Which you also kindly shared for FREE!!!) I've been studying buddhism and all kinds of wisdom traditions, all kinds of 'manifesting' techniques and methods and whatnot, but I have to say, that no book I've read in my life has such a direct impact on my thinking. I'm an artist and kind of have prejudices against being all 'business-y' (if you know what I mean) so I was a bit skeptical, but this book has actually heart. Wonderfully written and just so simple its mindblowing.
THANK YOU SIR
Hope you have a most wonderful day!
I bought Eat that frog. The best investment ever! Brian Long live Sir! I Love you forever.
Had this on repeat yesterday. Got alot done during day. Thanks Sir
You are so amazing!!! You make such a difference in so many peoples lives, thank you for sharing. Just listening to several of your videos has motivated me and helped in a seriously negative situation, THANK YOU!!!
Love it Brian. Great stuff as usual. Thanks for all you do.
thank u so much for posting mr Brian tracy
Today
I have got your channels
I am very much happy. Because you are good author
I bought eat that frog so that one of the best time management books
Love you sir for this book
I love how many productivity systems include delegation as something you should strive to do at every opportunity. I’m far enough down the totem pole that I often find my day swamped by urgent and important stuff that someone else has flung my way. It’d be nice to include some thought of who has capacity to take these on, not just skills when you’re next advising people of the ABCDE choices they have.
I call them the toads I have to eat before i even get to my frogs. The tadpoles are left ignored for so long they usually become toads too. 🐸
I enjoyed the book and took alot from it!
A useful reminder Brian - it's one thing to know - another to do! Noel Lyons
You explained the method very easily with great ideas that is why I understood this method
Thanks for your wonderful book. We are looking forward to benefit from "Eat That Frog" in our Book Club. Would be an honor to have you join us in person or over zoom and share your wisdom.
God Bless you Mr.Tracy!
brian tracey is the best!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love you Brian tacy!! Thank you so much!! You're my mentor. :D
Loved this video...☺❤ Very effective method to manage time and increase your productivity.
An underated youtuber... but a well-known author!
But seek ye FIRST the kingdom of God, and his righteousness;
and all these things shall be added unto you. Matthew 6:33
Even if you plan your day and assign tasks, there may be something that will change your plan, for example an email from manager „I need you to prepare and send me this and that by tomorrow.” This will suddenly become a big A on your tasklist and you might not even touch the other A’s you’ve intended to complete at all, or were disrupted half way through your first A that will be pushed
Wait, how the fuck I ended here ? I was looking for ways to prepare frog legs..
Great learning, although you missed saying that priorities can keep changing over the day.
This is why I exercise before work
Reminds me of Stephen Coveys 4 quadrants- good stuff Brian
Just started listening to the audio book... incredible
Thanks mentor...
I love this method - hard to work out the ugliest frog when studying medicine though!!
Brian always makes this stuff sound so easy... :)
Deciding to act or not, that's the hard part.
I have been trying to prioritize my tasks each day. But I found it frustrating when someone above me always orders me to do things that's not on my task list. I found it interrupting me to achieve my daily goal. As my role doesn't allow me to follow my daily plan and delegate, resulting in work piling up, what are your suggestions? Thanks.
RUNNING LIKE THE TURTLE, NOT THE HARE
According to Lean Management, there's a previous step than 'A' (tasks that has serious consequences if done or not).
Step 'S': remove, clean and organize a frequent task.
It has been tested for years in the Japanese industry that, for nearly any circumstance, doing 'S' and 'A' actually takes less time than doing 'A' alone.
You are very welcome. To YOUR success, Brian Tracy
+Alberto Salvia Novella hey this sounds intriguing, could you please elaborate a little, or maybe direct me in some article where this is discusses, or maybe give some real life example? thank you so much.
Jozef Gašperan
Great book - HIGHLY recommend this for serial procrastinators! If you learn just ONE thing from it... (such as described in the video) you will reap a multiple return on the time investment spent reading it. And it IS an investment that WILL return gains if you apply the knowledge in your life.
Sir u r my fav author.
Love u.
U changed my life❤
I like to share my own experience as I try to set ABCDE task for my daily work. At the first time I do make a mistake by confusing an A task as the C or D task after that it very bad for me. So I think to know what is your A or E task you need to think the result of etc task and you can determine what is the most ugly frog then eat it :D
My English still on improving. So don't mine me if bad :)
Your English is understandable.
This nails it! What a legend.
And then there are those things you can do that take more time up front but greatly increase your efficiency later. Like tool development. The only thing is that THERES NEVER ENOUGH TIME.
God bless you, thanks a lot Sir.
Message from James (Vietnam) with admiration!
Loving this. Love from Malaysia 2023.
"Eat the frog" is a motto. I use it every day.
One of the best book
"Eat the frog first" is an intriguing concept, predicated on the assumption that one has complete control over their schedule. However, for the majority of individuals, especially those who aren't exceptionally wealthy, such autonomy is often lacking. Often the most challenging task of the day cannot be tackled until the late afternoon or early evening due to external factors and the schedules of others. Hence, while the time management concept of "Eat the Frog" is commendable in theory, it may not hold up well in practical application.
Thank you Mr. Brian Tracy!
i got frog from my backyard and ate it, THank you Brian for motivation
Wow , i could n't agree more 😍 i like his words 😍👍🏻
Using will power won't get you far. Having to use your will power is an indicator of having an internal conflict. You'd just be fighting with yourself. That's not wise. What would be wise is to find out what's holding you back and let go of it, so that you could proceed with eagerness and maybe even joy.
Great question. I reckon (as a devoted Tracy follower and someone sorting out my life right now) that, by definition, not all tasks CAN be A-tasks. If I'm right, then at least some of the tasks you think are As are actually not As at all! (Most of them are probably Bs.)
Hence, you always feel like you should be doing something else - because you haven't actually consciously decided which ones are "must do", "should do", "could do" etc.
Oh, and never forget the Ds - DELEGATE wherever possible.
Thanks for this great video!
Love this
I like your tie
Thank you, Brian
Sir Making notes purpose, written matter if their on sreen is better.
thank you so much, it was too helpful
Could someone help me please?
I'm a student and the first thing I do every day is go to class, but the most important thing of my day are the hours in which study alone. My classes start the 7 A.M.. I should get up early in the morning to eat my frog?
Yes, Karla. First, get up every morning a little bit earlier and plan your day in advance. Take some time to think about your goals and how you can best achieve them. This sets the tone for the whole day. bit.ly/2WNA9wv
Love this!!
i disagree with one concept that is stated more than once in this book. that is starting work earlier and staying late. unless you are getting paid more.
Wonderful
CE Brought me here.
Thanks
Great, but what if all my tasks are A tasks? :-) Everything has consequences if it is not done 100% perfectly: work, houseworks, family meetings, healthy lifestyle.. everything. My problem is this: if I do one thing, let's say studying or working on a project, I always feel I should do something else, like cooking dinner or other thing around the house. When I cook or clean, I think of all the studying I could do at that time. And I often end up with things done badly or not done at all.. Well?
i know exactly what you mean here...but the funny this is, i think you know what the answer to your question is. I know what the answer is too, but my mind plays games with me like this to avoid taking action. What is the thing that you LEAST want to do now? That is probably a good indicator of what you should start with.
Awesome book sir
Beautiful books
Nobody noticing video quality, since it was uploaded a decade ago.
Absolutely love this method 🎉
I came here trying to learn how frogs swallow and eat their large prey, even each other. I figured ABCDE method was
Always
Bite
Chew
Digest, &
Extract
Boy was I off...
Eat that frog is active to Chinese 😂😂😂
Thank you so much my Mentor ^^
Thank you Sir🙏
Than the B-task wil be an A1 task for that day and the A task due this week will be an A2 task
thank you
Very white collar focused
What does laws+ stand for at the back page of the book
Then the B task is actually A task for Today. and once the B task is complete you can start with the thats due in a week?
Nice now i do it
I just made my list and put an E next to everything.....
Love it!
I love eat that frog 😻❤️
Thank you grandpa
Are you organized if not heres a technique
Why do I feel like Brian Tracey really is Will Forte in makeup
💯👌👌👌
❤
right now I will that frog 👌👍
I'm confused. Are eat that frog and ABCDE method the same?
Su Su San ABCDE is the method to use for the ‘Eat that Frog’ approach/discipline
All my tasks are A tasks :(
No they aren't.
Case in point. You need to prioritize.
Me waiting to take my math placement exam
Read my E mail, then proceed A, B, C. never a D or E on my to do. "A" task must do's from high level executives.
"B" task. Are my "A" tasks, daily necessary.
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i am sorry , i put a dislike by mistake
i feel bad
BIG LIKE
just like it. The dislike goes away
+Reynaldo Balmes
True , it works :)
Thank's
Watching this video is an E Task.
Unless you have no time management skills. Then its an A task.
@@soloreviews5776Ok man it's a B or C
writing a comment like yours is an F task. Don't be rude and arrogant: it is an A task for you, Kyotosomo.
RIVA Tick !
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Watching this video was an E task.
I am a frog and found this offensive 🐸