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Eat the Frog

Do your hardest task first thing in the morning.

Mark Twain's metaphor. The rest of the day is downhill. Use your morning peak for one Pomodoro on the frog.

Related

• Prioritization — Deciding what to do first when everything competes for attention.
• Deep Work — Cognitively demanding work performed in a distraction-free state.

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• Pomodoro Technique
• Flowtime Technique
• Deep Work
• Shallow Work
• Flow State
• Ultradian Rhythm
• Circadian Rhythm
• Chronotype
• Default Mode Network
• Diffuse Thinking