Mark Twain once said “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.” Whether you are discussing eating frogs, or any other undesirable task...do the most difficult one first. Then it is out your way!
I first heard this example from another source, the author,
Brian Tracy. uses the frog example in his presentations as well!
In his claasic text
Think and Grow Rich, noted author Napoleon Hill defines procrastination as the complete opposite of decision making. However, procrastination is actually a decsion in itself.....one of avoidance!
Twain also captured the essence of procrastination in another famous quote: "Never put off until tomorrow... what you can do the day after tomorrow."
If you want to be the type of person who simply gets things done, whenever you think of something that you need to do, take immediate action towards it. It can be one small step, a moment of planning or putting something in your calendar. If you practice this consistently, it will become so automatic that putting something off until later won't seem right. Humans are already slaves to their habits. Develop the habit of eating the biggest frog first. All your other tasks of the day will be easier!
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