What does it mean to procrastinate? In simple words, procrastination means to keep delaying something that must be done. Procrastinators often find themselves saying, "I don't know how," or "I don't feel like it," or "I don't know where to start," or "I am confused."
Here are some reasons why procrastination happens, which include fear of failure, perfectionism, lack of motivation, poor time management, distractions, lack of skills or knowledge, low energy levels, and emotional distress.
Now the key to beating procrastination is to find out what your specific reasons are for doing so and then addressing them at the core. This is where the book 'Eat Your Frog' shows you the way to tackle procrastination.
'Eat That Frog' was a term coined by Brian Tracy, where the 'frog' refers to your hardest, most important task of the day. The book emphasises eating your ugliest frog first. It says if you can start your day by eating the ugliest frog, you will have tackled the worst thing that day.
Here is the book summary of 'Eat That Frog' by Brian Tracy that highlights 21 great ways to stop procrastinating and get more done in less time.
- Define your purpose
- Plan every day
- 80/20 rule
- Think long-term
- Practice creative procrastination
- ABCDE method
- Focus on key result areas
- The law of three
- Prepare thoroughly
- One step 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
The book teach to apply these 21 rules until they become your second nature. That is the key to enjoying results and success! Let's look at some inspiring quotes from the book.
12+ Inspiring Quotes From The Book 'Eat That Frog' To Stop Procrastinating
1. “One of the very worst uses of time is to do something very well that need not to be done at all.”
2. “If you have to eat two frogs, eat the ugliest one first." This is another way of saying that if you have two important tasks before you, start with the biggest, hardest, and most important task first.”
3. “The hardest part of any important task is getting started on it in the first place. Once you actually begin work on a valuable task, you seem to be naturally motivated to continue.”
4. “Everyone procrastinates. The difference between high performers and low performers is largely determined by what they choose to procrastinate on.”
5. “People who take a long view of their lives and careers always seem to make much better decisions about their time and activities than people who give very little thought to the future.”
6. “Goals are the fuel in the furnace of achievement. The bigger your goals and the clearer they are, the more excited you become about achieving them. The more you think about your goals, the greater becomes your inner drive and desire to accomplish them.”
7. “Say no to anything that is not a high-value use of your time and your life.”
8. “Refuse to allow a weakness or a lack of ability in any area to hold you back. Everything is learnable. And what others have learned, you can learn as well.”
9. “The only way to overcome your fears is to do the thing you fear.”
10. “There is one quality that one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants and a burning desire to achieve it.”
11. “Before you begin scrambling up the ladder of success, make sure that it is leaning against the right building.”
12. “Self-discipline: the ability to make yourself do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you like it or not.”
13. “There is never enough time to do everything, but there is always enough time to do the most important thing.”
14. “Your ability to choose between the important and the unimportant is the key determinant of your success in life and work.”
15. “The habit of setting priorities, overcoming procrastination, and getting on with your most important task is a mental and physical skill. As such, this habit is learnable through practice and repetition, over and over again, until it locks into your subconscious mind and becomes a permanent part of your behavior. Once it becomes a habit, it becomes both automatic and easy to do.”
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