How Brian Tracy’s ABCDE Method Is Helping Me Be More Productive

Thanks to this concept, I’ve managed to create a satisfactory work-life balance.

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Most of us have one project— one goal — that, if achieved, could radically improve our lives. The problem lies in the countless other tiny things that steal our time and focus. Though we work endless hours, it never seems enough.

According to Brian Tracy, author of over eighty books on personal productivity and goal setting, our problem is that we don’t prioritize.

When we don’t prioritize, we’re unaware of our tasks’ relevance; we’re unable to separate the crucial from the meaningless.

When we can’t identify the essential, we invest equal time and effort in both worthless and vital projects, spreading ourselves too thin.

And when we spread ourselves too thin, we don’t get things done.

In his book, Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time, Brian Tracy offers brilliant techniques to boost our productivity and achieve our goals. One of them is the ABCDE method, which centers on setting priorities.

Before I knew of Tracy’s method, I would create huge to-do lists with all the things I wanted to get done on a given…