When Do You Eat Your Frog?

Take on your most challenging task first.

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"If it's your job to eat a frog, it's best to do it first thing in the morning.
And if it's your job to eat two frogs, it's best to eat the biggest one first."
—Mark Twain

TL,DR: Tackle your most challenging task first thing in the morning (your "frog"), when you’re likely to have the most willpower and mental clarity.

Sounds awful, right? Who wants to eat a frog? But what if you have to? You absolutely must eat a frog, and it has to be done today. Saving it for the end of the day is torture. It casts a shadow over everything you do. And when the day closes and you still have to eat the frog, in all likelihood, you will lack the strength, focus, and fortitude to get it done. The frog, my friends, looms large.

What does "eat the frog" mean?

"Eat That Frog!" is a time management and productivity method based on the 2017 book “Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time” by Brian Tracy. Inspired by a quote often attributed to Mark…