Book quiz
Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time Quiz
Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less TimeBrian TracyWhy does the most important task of the day almost always feel like the most unpleasant one? Brian Tracy calls it your frog and shows how to find it and why you should eat it first. You will learn how to pick what matters among dozens of tasks, and how to finally start the thing you have been putting off for weeks.
Question 1 of 5
What does Tracy call the "frog"?
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Right answer: The key task of the day you most want to put off
Tracy's frog is the biggest, most important task of the day, the one you are likely to put off. An unpleasant trifle doesn't count: importance shows in consequences.
Question 2 of 5
What does Tracy see as the main cause of procrastination?
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Right answer: Fog: not knowing exactly what you want
The main cause of putting things off isn't laziness but fog: not knowing exactly what you want. A clear goal helps more than willpower.
Question 3 of 5
Your list: a client report (A), a couple of emails (B), coffee with a colleague (C). Where should the morning start?
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Right answer: With the report, and the emails wait until it's done
The main rule of ABCDE: don't start a B while an A is still undone. Warming up on small things usually turns into the whole day.
Question 4 of 5
You work in sales: you present the product brilliantly but are poor at finding clients. What would Tracy advise?
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Right answer: Bring client finding up to a good level
The weakest key area decides the result. Tasks there get put off most, because they go badly, yet they hold up everything else.
Question 5 of 5
What does the story of the oil barrels in the Sahara teach?
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Right answer: It's enough to see the next step, not the whole road
You don't need to see the whole road, just the next step. That way a big task stops being scary and becomes something you can get through.
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