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There just isn't enough time for everything on our "to do" list -- and there never will be. Successful people don't try to do everything. They learn to focus on the most important tasks and make sure they get done. There's an old saying that if the first thing you do each morning is to eat a live frog, you'll have the satisfaction of knowing that it's probably the worst thing you'll do all day. Using "eat that frog" as a metaphor for tackling the...

A passionate polemic in favor of pausing to think, not blink

What do these scenarios have in common: a professional tennis player returning a serve, a woman evaluating a first date across the table, a naval officer assessing a threat to his ship, and a comedian about to reveal a punch line?

In this counterintuitive and insightful work, author Frank Partnoy weaves together findings from hundreds of scientific studies and interviews with wide-ranging

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"Beat Procrastination and Make the Grade should be the first book you buy this semester. Find out what type of procrastinator you are--a perfectionist, a dreamer, a worrier, a defier, a crisismaker, or an over-doer--and learn how to achieve greater academic success and personal fulfillment by breaking your procrastination habit. Follow the step-by-step program tailored to your individual type, and learn how to develop effective study habits, efficiently...

An anti-bedtime book about a mermaid who is definitely NOT your typical mermaid.

George brags, procrastinates, and offers excuses instead of training for the big race--much to his later embarrassment.