Eating your Frog

Have you heard of the "eat your frog" productivity principle? This time management and productivity principle is great for getting the important things done. By first of all "eating your frog" you finish the important task ahead of you and still have time left to do other, less important tasks.

Often when we get into the office we check emails, reply, take phone messages, and before we know it the day has disappeared and we have not really accomplished anything of real value. One way to stop this lack of productivity is to learn to "eat your frog".

When you get into the office in the morning think about the list of things you have to do. Which is the most important task that you need to get done today? Start with that task, "eat your frog" and focus on it until it is complete. Once you have finished this "frog" you will find that you have a lot more time left than if you had first checked emails, answered the phone and done all the "urgent" tasks that so easily seem to capture our attention.

Eating your frog is a principle used by many productivity experts to get the most important things done first. By prioritizing your task list and doing the most important tasks first, you will find that you have more time at the end of the day, than if you had simply followed the tyranny of the urgent.