02/11/2025
Do you eat frogs for breakfast?
If you are wondering why the famous Mark Twain philosophy of eating the frog hasn't rendered great results for you; keep reading.
𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘀 "𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝗰𝗸."
a) "Eat the Frog" seems to work best for importance-driven brains (not interest-driven)
b) Who said we should be taking advice from Mark Twain?
c) Why are we breaking our fast with a frog?
Isn't breakfast the most important meal of the day?
It stands to reason that if we want to get the most out of our day, we wouldn't want to start with something dreadful.
If eating frogs for breakfast drains you,
𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱:
↳ Start your day in the positive i.e. a walk, thoughts of something you look forward to, journaling, a mindful moment, affirmations.
↳ Have a plan! Note the top 3 tasks that qualify that day as a success if completed.
↳ Start with the one that gives you the most dopamine.
↳ If the frog isn't it, don't eat it first.
In an interest-driven (dopamine deficient) brain, starting with the most draining task first is like trying to drive to work with no gas.
That can wreck your day quickly.
Prime your brain for success by giving it the gas it needs!
Dopamine.
So stop trying to eat frogs!
They're gross!
No one as brilliant as you has time for that!
P. S. Has "eating the frog" ever worked for you?
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