Instead of looping tasks in your head, write them down and sort them out.  The author Brain Tracy suggests the reader to

• be absolute clear about their goals
• write out exactly what they want
• convert those goals to a list and list into a plan
• not forget to organize that list by priority
• put a deadline to it and
• start executing the plan immediately

From thinking to planning to executing; there may arise a lot of hindrances along the way. The author has given many ideas to win against those mental exhaustion. There are lot of analogies presented in the book and mainly the book itself named after the frog analogy where frog means the task. So, Eat that frog – Nail that task.

First of all, the author talks about why clarity is perhaps the most important concept in personal productivity. At first, the goal must be clear. After that the goal should be planned from beginning to end. Author mentions that first 10% of time that one spends planning and organizing the work will save 90% of the time, and labeled it as 10/90 rule.

Execution is everything!

The 80/20 rule also known as the Pareto Principle comes handy when prioritizing tasks. It suggests that 20% of the activities will account for 80% of the results. Eat the ugliest frog first; complete the most valuable tasks at first which are often hardest and most complex. Utterly, resist the temptation to clear up small things first. The author believes that the ability to choose the important and the unimportant task is the key determinant of one’s success in life and work.

Use ABCDE method to mark each item on the list before execution.
A is the most important task
B is should task and never do when there is an A task left undone
C is nice to tasks
D is delegate to someone else tasks
E is something you can eliminate kind of tasks

Remember time is going to pass anyway. He has used a term called law of forced efficiency which states that there is never enough time to do everything but there is always enough time to do the most important thing. He appends that one of the powerful of all words in time management is the word ‘No!’. He suggests to say it politely and courteously.

How do you eat an elephant: one bite at a time!

Keys area of management is: Planning, Organizing, Staffing, Delegating, Supervising, Measuring and Reporting. Here the author requests the readers to analyze their key area by giving the grade 1-10 to keep improving it time after time.

Do what you can with what you have right where you are. The author mentions that one of the ways to live a happy and a healthy life is by concentrating single mindedly on one task at a time, discipline himself to complete the most important tasks.

Smells the flowers along the way

Begin by clearing off your desk so that you only have one task Infront of you. Instead of pursuing perfection at first, the author says get it 80% right and then correct it later. He also adds the death of fear is certain only if one does the thing he fears.

You miss every shot you don’t take

Learn what you need to learn so that you can do your work in an excellent fashion. Here he suggests to read for at least one hour every day at one’s field. He believes that continuous learning is the minimum requirement for success in any field.

Decide to be the very best at what you do

Your job is to identify your special areas of uniqueness and then to commit yourself to becoming the best in those areas. He suggests to concentrate all thoughts on the task at hand with an example of the sun’s rays does not burns until brought to a focus. Ask what is holding you back and figure out that limiting factor.

Only 2% of people can work entirely without supervision we often call these people ‘Leaders’. The first requisite for success is to apply one’s physical and mental energies to one problem incessantly without growing weary. And always look for ways to go the extra mile, to do more than you are paid for.

No one is coming to the rescue

Create imaginary deadlines and by putting pressure on yourself you accomplish more and better tasks faster than ever before. Make the habit of rapid task completion.

Make it a game and resolve to win!

When you are fully rested, you can get two times, three times and five times as much done as when you are tired or burned out. Start you day with high protein breakfast and avoid sugars.

The author suggests the reader to be his own motivation. He says that one must develop a routine of coaching himself and encouraging to play at the top of the game. He also adds that most of the emotions +ve or -ve are determined by how one talk to himself on a minute-minute basis. Also, one should talk to himself positively all the time to boost his self-esteem.  

Refuse to complain about your problems.

Look for the good in every situation; seek the valuable lesson in every setback or difficulty; look for the solution to every problem. The author suggests the reader to control their thoughts and to reminds them that they become what they think about most of the time.

Refuse to criticize, complain or blame others for anything.

For you to stay calm, clear headed and capable of performing your best, you need to detach on a regular basis from communication devices. One must discipline himself to use technology as a servant not a master. Deliberately create zone of silence in your life where no one and nothing can break through and reach you.

A major reason of procrastination on big and important task is that they appear so large. The author again uses his frog analogy by saying that the bigger the frog you eat, the greater the surge of personal power and energy you will experience. One’s work may be little as five or ten minutes, later which can bring out the insane results. The author mentioned that his friends become best-selling authors by simply resolving to write one page or even one paragraph per day until the book was completed.

Don’t delay. Try it today!

Plan your day in advance, set aside 30-, 60- or 90-minutes time segments to complete important tasks. Nothing can add more power to one’s life than concentrating all of one’s energies on a limited set of targets. The author considers that one of the best habits all is to get up early and work at home in the morning for several hours.

Use time to complete small chunks of larger tasks.

Do not wait, the time will never be just right. Here the author has introduced momentum principle which explains that although it makes take tremendous amount of energy to overcome the inertia and get started initially m it then takes far less energy to keep going. A sense of urgency shifts one automatically on to the fast track in his career.

Do it now!

Every great achievement of mankind has been preceded by a long period of hard, concentrated work until the job was done. By concentrating single mindedly on one’s most important task he can reduce the time required to complete it by 50% or more. The ability to make yourself do what you should so when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not is self-discipline. The good news is that the more you discipline yourself to persist on a major task, the more you like and respect yourself and the higher is your self-esteem & vice versa.