Eat That Frog

Summary Learn to Work on the Most Important Task first
1. Set the table.  Figure out exactly what you want. Write out goals and objectives before you begin.
2. Plan in advance.  Think on paper.
3. Apply 80/20 rule.  Concentrate on top 20%
4. Consider the consequences.
5. Practice ABCDE.  Organize by value and priority so you are sure to focus on most valuable priorities.
6. Focus on key results areas.  Focus on results that you HAVE to get to do job well.
7. Practice the law of forces efficiency.  Never enough time to do everything, but always enough time to do the important things.  What are they?
8. Prepare thoroughly before you begin.  Proper Prior Preparation Prevents Poor Performance.
9. Improve your skills.
10. Leverage your special talents and throw whole heart into doing those.
11. Determine your key constraints.  Determine the bottle necks and choke points and focus on alleviating them.
12. Take "one oil barrel at a time."  Complete one step at atime.
13. Put pressure on yourself. Imagine you had to leave town for a month and had to get everything done.
14. Maximize your personal power.  Identify when you are most efficient and structure your day around that.
15. Motivate yourself into action.  Be your own cheerleader.  Focus on the solution, not the problem. Always be optimistic.
16.  Practice creative procrastination. Deliberately put off low value tasks so you can do the tasks that really count.
17. Do the most difficult task first. The one task that could make the most difference to your life and work and focus on it until it's complete.
18. Slice and dice the task.  Take large tasks and divide them into small components and work from there
and do one small task to get started.
19. Create large blocks of time
20. Create a sense of urgency.
21.  Single hand every task.  Work without stopping until task complete.
Practice these everyday until a habit.