Eat That Frog! 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time
by Brian Tracy
★ Top 5 book of 2001 · #2 on Best Books of 2001
Brian Tracy argues there will never be enough time for everything, so successful people focus on their most important tasks. Using the metaphor of eating a frog first thing, he shows how to organize each day around the hardest, highest-impact task.
Best for: People with overflowing to-do lists who want to stop procrastinating and get more done.
Eat That Frog! 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time is #2 on BookWard's Best Books of 2001, out of 35 2001 books that cleared our data bar.
What Eat That Frog! 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time is about
Most of us never get to the bottom of our to-do lists, and Tracy starts from that plain fact. His argument is that people who get ahead do not try to do everything. They pick the most important tasks and make sure those are finished.
The title comes from an old saying: swallow a live frog first thing in the morning and the worst of your day is behind you. For Tracy, the frog stands for your hardest task, which is often the one that would do you the most good. The book offers 21 ways to plan each day around those critical jobs and get them done well. It suits anyone who puts off big tasks, feels swamped by competing demands, or wants a direct, motivating push toward better use of their time.
Eat That Frog! 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time on the Best Books of 2001
Eat That Frog! 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time came out in 2001. Of the 35 books first published in 2001 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #2 on our Best Books of 2001 list.
Why it made the list: 1,956 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.9 out of 5 (70 ratings); 211 are reading it right now. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
It earns Being read right now.
Nearby on the 2001 list
- American Gods Neil Gaiman, #1
- Crucial Conversations Kerry Patterson, #3
- Point Blanc Anthony Horowitz, #4
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 1,643 want to read it, 211 are reading it now and 102 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 3.9 out of 5 from 70 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 100 | 55% |
| Reader love | 63 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 100 | 20% |
Questions about Eat That Frog! 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time
When was Eat That Frog! 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time published?
Eat That Frog! 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time by Brian Tracy was first published in 2001.
Was Eat That Frog! 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time one of the best books of 2001?
Eat That Frog! 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time is #2 on BookWard's Best Books of 2001, out of 35 2001 books that cleared our data bar. 1,956 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.9 out of 5 (70 ratings); 211 are reading it right now.
Why is Eat That Frog! 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time on the Best Books of 2001 list?
1,956 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.9 out of 5 (70 ratings); 211 are reading it right now.
More of the best books of 2001
- American Gods Neil Gaiman, #1
- Crucial Conversations Kerry Patterson, #3
- Point Blanc Anthony Horowitz, #4
- Getting Things Done David Allen, #5
- Unbroken Laura Hillenbrand, #6
- Deception Point Dan Brown, #7
See the full Best Books of 2001, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
This page uses public data: Open Library reader counts and ratings, and Wikipedia page views for recent years. The description is paraphrased from real source text. Rankings reflect reading interest, not quality or sales, and can be affected by data gaps. Lists update monthly.
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