Eat The Frog!

June 20, 2022

Managing all the "things to do" can be a mission. 

Conventional wisdom is to have a list and pick to 2 most important and urgent items. That way, if you get these done and nothing else you are still making progress. 

Some people like to start with something small and simple so they can feel a sense of achievement. 

I ask you to consider a slightly different approach.

Take a (brief!) moment , breathe deeply for a couple of breaths then ask yourself - is there something you know you need to do, that is on your mind, that is disproportionately affecting you? Are you more tense throughout the day because you have this thing to do? No matter what else you are doing does this task pop into your mind, distracting you? 

It may not be the most urgent, or even the most important, but if it is the thing that is affecting you the most then I invite you, in the interests of your wellbeing to get it done. A concept referred to as Eating The Frog because once you have done the most unpleasant task on the list everything else seems more pleasant. From a wellbeing perspective you are no longer using more resources than necessary to stay on task, and you can celebrate yourself for stepping up to the challenge of getting this task done. Your brain is more empowered and able to focus on the present task, and perhaps (hopefully) even enjoy it a lot more knowing that the activity you were dreading is behind you. 

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