Eat that Frog!

"..imagine that every day, at some point, you have to swallow a slimy, live frog. It doesn’t matter whether you do it first thing in the morning or at 11:59 p.m., but you’ve got to swallow it at some point. Why not do it as soon as possible so you don’t have to dread it all day long? No matter what else happens throughout the day, nothing could be worse than swallowing the frog. The "frog" represents the academic tasks in a college student’s life that they do not enjoy doing (or any dreadful task for that matter)."


Before arriving in Cleveland, I had never heard this analogy but when I did it made perfect sense. During orientation week the Dean of our dental school spoke to us over dinner and shared this message for achieving success during our tenure at Case. Although it seems like a simple message, its easier said than done. Like most people, I struggle with productivity... especially when tasks start to accumulate. But I'm grateful that he endowed this wisdom to our class because the message has stuck to my subconscious.... whether I actually swallow the frog early or not. 

Id be thankful to have to swallow this frog instead of the BIG UGLY one known as "finals week"!