🐸 Eat the Frog
Do your most dreaded task first
Updated 2026-07-14
Created by Brian Tracy, the "Eat the frog" technique is named after a quote from Mark Twain: "If the first thing you do each morning is eat a live frog, you can go through the day knowing the worst is behind you." Your frog is the task you're most likely to avoid or procrastinate on. This can be because it's emotionally difficult, has lots of unknowns, or is just something you have been dreading. Do it first, before your focus and willpower drain. Name your frog below and start a timer.
The list
- 🐸 Your frog: the most dreaded task. Do it first.
- Break up your frog. What's a 2 min task towards it?
- Reward yourself once the frog is done
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