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Eat That Frog! for Students: 22 Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Excel in School
Adapted from Brian Tracy's international time-management bestseller, Eat That Frog! , this book will give today's stressed-out and overwhelmed students the tools for lifelong success.
Like adults, students of all ages struggle with how to manage their time. Encountering the necessity of time management for the first time, high schoolers juggle classes, extracurricular activities (all but mandatory for college admissions), jobs, internships, family responsibilities, and more. College brings even more freedom and less structure, making time management even more critical.
Brian Tracy's Eat That Frog! has helped millions around the world get more done in less time. Now this life-changing global bestseller has been adapted to the specific needs of students. Tracy offers readers tips, tools, and techniques for structuring time, setting goals, staying on task (even when you're not interested), dealing with stress, and developing the skills to achieve far more than you ever thought possible. This is the book that parents and teachers have long been wishing Tracy would write.
Like adults, students of all ages struggle with how to manage their time. Encountering the necessity of time management for the first time, high schoolers juggle classes, extracurricular activities (all but mandatory for college admissions), jobs, internships, family responsibilities, and more. College brings even more freedom and less structure, making time management even more critical.
Brian Tracy's Eat That Frog! has helped millions around the world get more done in less time. Now this life-changing global bestseller has been adapted to the specific needs of students. Tracy offers readers tips, tools, and techniques for structuring time, setting goals, staying on task (even when you're not interested), dealing with stress, and developing the skills to achieve far more than you ever thought possible. This is the book that parents and teachers have long been wishing Tracy would write.
168 pages, Paperback
Published December 29, 2020
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Brian Tracy
1,399 books5,177 followersBrian Tracy is Chairman and CEO of Brian Tracy International, a company specializing in the training and development of individuals and organizations.
He has consulted for more than 1,000 companies and addressed more than 5,000,000 people in 5,000 talks and seminars throughout the US, Canada and 55 other countries worldwide. As a Keynote speaker and seminar leader, he addresses more than 250,000 people each year.
Brian has studied, researched, written and spoken for 30 years in the fields of economics, history, business, philosophy and psychology. He is the top selling author of over 45 books that have been translated into dozens of languages.
He has written and produced more than 300 audio and video learning programs, including the worldwide, best-selling Psychology of Achievement, which has been translated into more than 20 languages.
He speaks to corporate and public audiences on the subjects of Personal and Professional Development, including the executives and staff of many of America's largest corporations. His exciting talks and seminars on Leadership, Selling, Self-Esteem, Goals, Strategy, Creativity and Success Psychology bring about immediate changes and long-term results.
Prior to founding his company, Brian Tracy International, Brian was the Chief Operating Officer of a $265 million dollar development company. He has had successful careers in sales and marketing, investments, real estate development and syndication, importation, distribution and management consulting. He has conducted high level consulting assignments with several billion-dollar plus corporations in strategic planning and organizational development.
He has traveled and worked in over 80 countries on six continents, and speaks four languages. Brian is happily married and has four children. He is active in community and national affairs, and is the President of three companies headquartered in San Diego, California.
His most popular training programs are centered around teaching authors how to write a book and helping public speakers create successful careers.
He has consulted for more than 1,000 companies and addressed more than 5,000,000 people in 5,000 talks and seminars throughout the US, Canada and 55 other countries worldwide. As a Keynote speaker and seminar leader, he addresses more than 250,000 people each year.
Brian has studied, researched, written and spoken for 30 years in the fields of economics, history, business, philosophy and psychology. He is the top selling author of over 45 books that have been translated into dozens of languages.
He has written and produced more than 300 audio and video learning programs, including the worldwide, best-selling Psychology of Achievement, which has been translated into more than 20 languages.
He speaks to corporate and public audiences on the subjects of Personal and Professional Development, including the executives and staff of many of America's largest corporations. His exciting talks and seminars on Leadership, Selling, Self-Esteem, Goals, Strategy, Creativity and Success Psychology bring about immediate changes and long-term results.
Prior to founding his company, Brian Tracy International, Brian was the Chief Operating Officer of a $265 million dollar development company. He has had successful careers in sales and marketing, investments, real estate development and syndication, importation, distribution and management consulting. He has conducted high level consulting assignments with several billion-dollar plus corporations in strategic planning and organizational development.
He has traveled and worked in over 80 countries on six continents, and speaks four languages. Brian is happily married and has four children. He is active in community and national affairs, and is the President of three companies headquartered in San Diego, California.
His most popular training programs are centered around teaching authors how to write a book and helping public speakers create successful careers.
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March 12, 2024
I HATE MY TUTOR EAT 💩💩 (still counting this tho because ladies we need to get these numbers up and running)
March 26, 2023
This is such a powerful book. I was aiming to write down certain points i cant teach my students, but i found myself really interested in how i can manage my own time. This one is really well organized and it gives you 22 practical ways to be better in school.
People who read the first book by the writer will find this one repetitive, yet it focuses more on academia and how students can make things done and stop procrastinating.
A good book that you can pass it to students, kids, parents or teachers. It is direct to the point.
People who read the first book by the writer will find this one repetitive, yet it focuses more on academia and how students can make things done and stop procrastinating.
A good book that you can pass it to students, kids, parents or teachers. It is direct to the point.
December 30, 2020
Mr. Tracy does wonderful job of articulating in simple steps how to stop procrastinating and achieve your goals for success. Exceling in school is success. Mr. Tracy takes different obstacles and breaks them down into small sections and explains how to handle them. Including which "frog" to eat. Whether it be the biggest frog or the ugliest frog; depends on the situation. No matter which "frog" you eat first, you will eat a "frog". At the end of each chapter there is a section titled "Eat that Frog" that goes into more details.
This book may be geared towards students but it can be read and applied to everyday life for anyone...young or old. This book is meant to be read as a study guide and not just blast through it. So, you may refer to it multiple times and sections over and over again. I know it helped me again to realize I was procrastinating about some things and got me in the right mind set again.
This book may be geared towards students but it can be read and applied to everyday life for anyone...young or old. This book is meant to be read as a study guide and not just blast through it. So, you may refer to it multiple times and sections over and over again. I know it helped me again to realize I was procrastinating about some things and got me in the right mind set again.
November 17, 2020
Where was this book when I was in varsity and my course load was totally huge and I was procrastinating. I highly recommend this book to every student and to me obviously because I am back at school and I set unrealistic tasks. This book is a gem and a fast read. Huge thanks to the publisher for my ARC
March 15, 2022
I give this book five stars because it is a quick read that offers practical suggestions to get to work and work well. Some of the tips are redundant, especially when it comes to the information boxes at the end of each chapter. I believe that's because the book was written so readers can read select chapters or read it through, and by repeating key points in more than one box, readers are more likely to capture these points if they skip around. There is also material that may seem like common sense to some, I did feel this way about a couple of chapters, but because of the practical examples given to apply the information, it still is worth a read.
I wish I would have been able to read this book in middle school or high school, but at least I have it now in college.
I wish I would have been able to read this book in middle school or high school, but at least I have it now in college.
January 19, 2021
If you haven’t heard of the phrase, “Eat that Frog” that Brian Tracy has made famous, let me explain it a bit. Tackling your biggest or most difficult task of the day first is how you can get things done and feel more accomplished. Eating the frog first sets the tone for the rest of your tasks and helps you knock out the biggest or most overwhelming item first. Then the rest of the items on your list seem much easier. I really appreciate this philosophy and it has helped me numerous times when my list seems daunting. Getting the most time-consuming or difficult task done first makes everything else a breeze.
In Tracy’s newest book, he writes his productivity advice specifically for students, those in high school or college. First, he offers tips for personal success, then how to plan and organize your time and tasks, and finally, he discusses motivation, achievement, and stress. The book is easily laid out with explanations, examples, and tasks at the end of each chapter for how to apply that skill to your life.
"Putting even one of the tools in this book into practice will increase your productivity immensely." ~ Brian Tracy ~ EAT THAT FROG! FOR STUDENTS
Tracy points out how many students are overwhelmed with outside activities, busy schedules, the pressure to achieve, and the benefits and hindrances of technology. I appreciated that he especially addressed technology and his tip for turning off unnecessary notifications. It was a good reminder for me to go through and do that on my own phone.
Tracy’s advice and steps for students to achieve are straight-forward and manageable. His book is written with students in mind and it doesn’t overwhelm or talk over their head. This book is great for any high school or college student and would also make an excellent graduation gift.
In Tracy’s newest book, he writes his productivity advice specifically for students, those in high school or college. First, he offers tips for personal success, then how to plan and organize your time and tasks, and finally, he discusses motivation, achievement, and stress. The book is easily laid out with explanations, examples, and tasks at the end of each chapter for how to apply that skill to your life.
"Putting even one of the tools in this book into practice will increase your productivity immensely." ~ Brian Tracy ~ EAT THAT FROG! FOR STUDENTS
Tracy points out how many students are overwhelmed with outside activities, busy schedules, the pressure to achieve, and the benefits and hindrances of technology. I appreciated that he especially addressed technology and his tip for turning off unnecessary notifications. It was a good reminder for me to go through and do that on my own phone.
Tracy’s advice and steps for students to achieve are straight-forward and manageable. His book is written with students in mind and it doesn’t overwhelm or talk over their head. This book is great for any high school or college student and would also make an excellent graduation gift.
December 27, 2020
So good, so good!
This book would have been invaluable during highschool and college!
The adult in me got a lot of info from this. The teenage me would have valued this greatly!
It is an easy read trying to bring basic ideas about time management, goal settings and mindset into the world of students. It provides a little research for the ideas presented but it doesn't focuses on it. It just gives some very precious guidelines, also encompassing ideas about stress and how to best use technology to one's advantage.
What I appreciate the most about this book is the tone of the author and how it can be an outside voice that gets one young adult to make better choices for himself or herself. It emphasizes greatly personal responsibility and choice, but has the empathy to understand and take into consideration that student life comes with various relationships (with peers, parents and teachers) that can change the course of things.
I would recommend this to any teen wanting to better his or hers school results and life in general. And to any adult who wants to get a simple scheme of ideas and strategies to begin bettering their own life.
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.
This book would have been invaluable during highschool and college!
The adult in me got a lot of info from this. The teenage me would have valued this greatly!
It is an easy read trying to bring basic ideas about time management, goal settings and mindset into the world of students. It provides a little research for the ideas presented but it doesn't focuses on it. It just gives some very precious guidelines, also encompassing ideas about stress and how to best use technology to one's advantage.
What I appreciate the most about this book is the tone of the author and how it can be an outside voice that gets one young adult to make better choices for himself or herself. It emphasizes greatly personal responsibility and choice, but has the empathy to understand and take into consideration that student life comes with various relationships (with peers, parents and teachers) that can change the course of things.
I would recommend this to any teen wanting to better his or hers school results and life in general. And to any adult who wants to get a simple scheme of ideas and strategies to begin bettering their own life.
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.
February 8, 2021
I received this book in exchange for an honest review.
This book is designed for students in highschool or college who need some help with procrastinating or getting their work in on time. It’s also good for those high achievers who just want to be ahead of the game and improve their ability to study and complete work at their best level.
I used to read books like this when I was in school. I read about how to study and how to learn and I found it very helpful at increasing my school performance.
I’ve heard the term eating frogs before and the concept is sound. The book starts off with discussing the Pillars of Success. After that is the section on Learning How to Structure Your Own Time. Next is Studying Something You are Not Interested In, and Still Doing Well. After that is The Pressure to Achieve and finally Proactively Dealing With Stress and What Causes It.
At the end of every chapter is an Eat That Frog! summary section that reminds you what you learned. Recommended.
This book is designed for students in highschool or college who need some help with procrastinating or getting their work in on time. It’s also good for those high achievers who just want to be ahead of the game and improve their ability to study and complete work at their best level.
I used to read books like this when I was in school. I read about how to study and how to learn and I found it very helpful at increasing my school performance.
I’ve heard the term eating frogs before and the concept is sound. The book starts off with discussing the Pillars of Success. After that is the section on Learning How to Structure Your Own Time. Next is Studying Something You are Not Interested In, and Still Doing Well. After that is The Pressure to Achieve and finally Proactively Dealing With Stress and What Causes It.
At the end of every chapter is an Eat That Frog! summary section that reminds you what you learned. Recommended.
December 27, 2024
This is a great, encouraging book to get you organised and help you get your priorities straight. Tracy has solid advice when it comes to goal setting, time management, and breaking down tasks. He also took the liberty of creating a very useful Further Reading section and Appendix, which is soemthing I wish more non-fiction authors did.
However, I wish Tracy forwent his usual concise style in favour of expanding on some the topics mentioned, especially with procrastination and last minute revision. Let's be honest: at some point or another your academic journey hinges on a high-stakes exam and you'll find this book lacking in that department.
It's a lightning-fast read (it even has a summary at the end, if you're REALLY short on time) and has some good moments, but it's usefulness is limited to making you sit down and study: once you open your book or lecture notes, everything after that is up to you.
However, I wish Tracy forwent his usual concise style in favour of expanding on some the topics mentioned, especially with procrastination and last minute revision. Let's be honest: at some point or another your academic journey hinges on a high-stakes exam and you'll find this book lacking in that department.
It's a lightning-fast read (it even has a summary at the end, if you're REALLY short on time) and has some good moments, but it's usefulness is limited to making you sit down and study: once you open your book or lecture notes, everything after that is up to you.
January 18, 2021
I had very high hopes for this book and also great expectations, because procrastination is and always has been my biggest enemy. Unfortunately, the book fell short of it's goal.
It is basically many already well known techniques wrapped in the concept of Eat that Frog!
This slogan pops up throughout the book, very often in repeating phrases to the point of the absurd. I really wanted to love this book, but it just wasn't for me.
(Please note that I received a free advance ecopy of this book without a review requirement, or any influence regarding review content should I choose to post a review. Apart from that I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book.)
It is basically many already well known techniques wrapped in the concept of Eat that Frog!
This slogan pops up throughout the book, very often in repeating phrases to the point of the absurd. I really wanted to love this book, but it just wasn't for me.
(Please note that I received a free advance ecopy of this book without a review requirement, or any influence regarding review content should I choose to post a review. Apart from that I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book.)
August 18, 2022
I wish, I had come across this book sooner but it did come when I needed its little but super impactful tricks to develop a high-performance personality.
I have struggled with life management since my teenage years and my inability to prioritize tasks in the best order possible.
This book taught me that everything is learnable and achievable, it's full of tips and tricks to reach one's full potential.
How to write down my goals, set the table, then slice and dice the tasks to convert myself into a superior thinker.
The chapters are well divided so, I see myself picking up this book again in the future and only reading the chapter(s) that deal with my struggle at that moment.
I have struggled with life management since my teenage years and my inability to prioritize tasks in the best order possible.
This book taught me that everything is learnable and achievable, it's full of tips and tricks to reach one's full potential.
How to write down my goals, set the table, then slice and dice the tasks to convert myself into a superior thinker.
The chapters are well divided so, I see myself picking up this book again in the future and only reading the chapter(s) that deal with my struggle at that moment.
May 19, 2024
"If you have to eat two frogs, eat the ugliest one first."
"There is no limit to how far or how fast you can advance except for the limits you place on your own imagination."
"The more you act in accordance with your values, the more confident you will become."
"No matter what happens, you get to choose how you respond to every single thing that happens to you for the rest of your life."
"It's not what happens to you but the way that you interpret the things that are happening to you that determines how you feel."
"The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus." (Alexander Graham Bell)
"There is no limit to how far or how fast you can advance except for the limits you place on your own imagination."
"The more you act in accordance with your values, the more confident you will become."
"No matter what happens, you get to choose how you respond to every single thing that happens to you for the rest of your life."
"It's not what happens to you but the way that you interpret the things that are happening to you that determines how you feel."
"The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus." (Alexander Graham Bell)
February 10, 2022
the ideas are pretty basic and the author makes claims out of the blue, like how they say you can "double" your productivity by doing x y and z. I think the ideas are there, that one should be prepared and pay attention to what they're doing, and to manage one's time, but it seems out of touch. I think the ideas are valuable if this is your first book on self-help, but if you've read other material or simply watch other self-help content, this seems quite plain. Not bad, not good either.
March 4, 2021
This was a short and fast read. I liked the basic ideas of the book. The first few chapters on self esteem and goal setting were good. Overall, it was a good read and one I can easily recommend to students.
I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley. This doesn't impact my opinion in any way.
I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley. This doesn't impact my opinion in any way.
October 26, 2022
Пречудова книга, яка містить принципи успіху.
Книга стане в нагоді будь-кому, а принципи якщо їх впровадити в життя, поступово та методично, я гадаю змінять життя.
Книга дуже гарно структурована, написана та чудово перекладена, зрозуміла.
Книга стане в нагоді будь-кому, а принципи якщо їх впровадити в життя, поступово та методично, я гадаю змінять життя.
Книга дуже гарно структурована, написана та чудово перекладена, зрозуміла.
May 12, 2021
Amazing book in terms of Methods that are represented to solve procrastination
October 2, 2021
Really practical tips for procrastinating and easy to implement. Actually changed my life and the way I think!
January 30, 2022
A lot of 'I've spent years studying bla bla/ this will make you bla bla...' The author needs to come on less strong!
He made some good points though.
He made some good points though.
April 11, 2022
not bad book without new ideas
October 1, 2022
It's a book whose tricks we should apply. I applied some and I am happy with the results. It has many rules of Chanakya.
January 12, 2023
Personally, it was like “to not procrastinate you need to stop procrastinating, just do it!”.
A lot of points that seems for me is pretty unhealthy for mental state
A lot of points that seems for me is pretty unhealthy for mental state
April 16, 2023
It has great ideas but nothing new.
August 27, 2023
3.7 Wow. It is such a practical book with so much action action and action. In the end, it got a bit repetitive, but a lot to get from this book.
July 26, 2024
I fell off with this one. Not because it’s not interesting, I just lost interest. It’s definitely a helpful book for students though.
August 24, 2024
Good book
July 28, 2025
3.5 Wydaje mi się, że mogłaby być lepsza w papierze
September 30, 2025
Very good strategies to prevent procrastination. Simple and practical
October 31, 2025
A standard productivity book with a dose of American optimism on pulling your bootstraps up and get working. It has plenty of useful advice for students.
December 31, 2025
As a student and education and Career Coach, this book helps me convey important points to the kids.
September 11, 2024
Use that 22 hackes and get control of your life
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