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Nonfiction · Business & Economics · Psychology · Self-Help
About 3 h · at 30 minutes a day, about 6 days
Estimated from the page count of this edition. Dense books can take longer than the estimate.
With more work to do than time to do it, Brian Tracy argues that the crucial choice is which task to tackle first. His answer is the difficult, consequential job you are most tempted to postpone. Eat That Frog! presents twenty-one techniques for putting that principle into practice, including written goals, the ABCDE system for ranking priorities, smaller steps for large projects, uninterrupted work periods, and limits on digital distractions.
The short chapters are brisk and directive, with practical prompts to act on immediately. Encouragement comes with repeated demands to begin and persist: personal discipline is the central prescription in this productivity self-help guide.
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People with more work than time who want direct guidance on choosing what to do first. Tracy centers the difficult, consequential task you are tempted to postpone, making personal discipline the main prescription for getting it done.
The twenty-one techniques include written goals, the ABCDE system for ranking priorities, breaking large projects into smaller steps, uninterrupted work periods, and limits on digital distractions. Short chapters include practical prompts to act on immediately.
No, the prose is conversational and direct, with short chapters and a brisk pace. The emphasis is on applying techniques and taking action rather than working through complex concepts.
Earnest and hopeful, but also directive: encouragement comes with repeated demands to begin and persist. The emphasis on personal discipline makes the guidance insistent about taking action.
About 144 pages in the Berrett-Koehler Publishers 2017 edition. Short chapters and a brisk pace keep the guidance moving, with practical prompts to act on immediately.
Berrett-Koehler Publishers · 2017 · Paperback. ISBN 9781626569416.
About 3 hours at 50 pages an hour, based on the 144-page Berrett-Koehler Publishers edition. Dense books can take longer.
Brian Tracy is a Canadian-American motivational speaker and self-development author whose more than eighty books address productivity, goal setting, discipline, sales, and other aspects of work and personal development. He treats achievement as a set of behaviors that can be learned and repeated, asking readers to define goals, establish priorities and deadlines, identify obstacles, and turn plans into daily action. His direct, conversational books commonly pair short chapters with practical exercises. Eat That Frog! offers a representative version of this method through its advice to complete the most consequential task before less important work takes over. Tracy applies the same emphasis on deliberate action to habits, finances, leadership, health, relationships, and sales, giving his work a consistent focus on structure, repetition, and personal responsibility.
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