Eat That Frog! 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time

Make Every Minute Count
When you fly on business, you can create your office in the air by planning
your work thoroughly before you depart. When the plane takes off, you can
work nonstop for the entire flight. You will be amazed at how much work
you can go through when you work steadily in an airplane, without
interruptions.
One of the keys to high levels of performance and productivity is to
make every minute count. Use travel and transition times, what are often
called “gifts of time,” to complete small chunks of larger tasks.

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EAT THAT FROG!
1. Think continually of different ways that you can save, schedule, and
consolidate large chunks of time. Use these times to work on
important tasks with the most significant long-term consequences.
2. Make every minute count. Work steadily and continuously without
diversion or distraction by planning and preparing your work in
advance. Most of all, keep focused on the most important results for
which you are responsible.

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20 Develop a Sense of Urgency
Do not wait; the time will never be “just right.” Start where
you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at
your command, and better tools will be found as you go
along.
NAPOLEON HILL
Perhaps the most outwardly identifiable quality of high-performing men
and women is action orientation. They are in a hurry to get their key tasks
completed.
Highly productive people take the time to think, plan, and set priorities.
They then launch quickly and strongly toward their goals and objectives.
They work steadily, smoothly, and continuously. As a result, they seem to
power through enormous amounts of work in the same amount of time that
the average person spends socializing, wasting time, and working on low-
value activities.