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2025-11-10

Set Personal Deadlines

By The Eat That Frog Team

Tracy is emphatic that deadlines concentrate the mind. A self-imposed deadline, treated as seriously as any imposed one, converts intention into action.

Set the deadline a little ahead of when the task is truly due, so you build a buffer and a habit of finishing early.

Write the deadline down and tell someone. Public commitment turns a private wish into a promise you're far more likely to keep.

Put this into practice, start free

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