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Overview

Using "eat that frog" as a metaphor for tackling the day's most challenging task, Tracy shows readers how to zero in on these critical tasks and organize their time. He details 21 practical, doable steps to stop the procrastination treadmill and get more of the important tasks done.

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Average Rating: 4.08 out of 5 rating Based on 25 Ratings

"EASY TO READ, VERY MOTIVATING" - by SMM on 23-AUG-2012
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This book motivated me so much. It was a fast read and made you want to take immediate actions.
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"States the obvious" - by SDB on 27-FEB-2012
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The whole book could be summarized in a couple of sentences (and most of those will just consist in common sense anyway).  As other reviewers, I do not see any research/evidence in the text; but then evidence is difficult to summarize given the common sense nature of the ideas therein.

Better get to work on those important things instead of wasting time reading the book!

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"OK" - by Simon on 21-JUN-2011
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Obvious suggestions, but little evidence that the suggestions have any real research or evidence behind them.
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"eat that frog" - by Anonymous on 18-JUN-2011
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It is excellat book for those who want to improve
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"Recommended for the novice being action oriented" - by Solio Sarabia on 07-MAY-2011
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This book captures simple rules that we already know but forget to make them a habit: be task oriented, don't invest time on low-value tasks, write down your activities, plan ahead, sleep well, eat healthy, etc.

Brian Tracy accomplishes its main objective--tell the reader to stop surfing the Internet and reading lots of books to find out the secret to be productive. However, I feel explanations in all chapters are somewhat repetitive.

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