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2025-12-06

Resist the Temptation to Clear Small Things First

By The Eat That Frog Team

Tracy warns against the comforting ritual of tidying up small tasks before the important one. It feels like progress and functions like avoidance.

The small things expand to fill whatever time you give them. Give them the leftovers, not the prime hours.

Discipline is starting on the frog while the inbox is still full, and trusting that the small things will survive the wait.

Put this into practice, start free

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