01 · Side by side

Side by side

Comparison sheet
AspectEat the frogBare minimum Monday
Morning holdsThe worst taskThe lightest
TheoryDread compoundsMomentum builds
Agec. 17952022
EvidenceAnecdotalAnecdotal
02 · Which one you meant

Which one did you mean?

In shortReaders who land here meaning Eat the Frog rather than Bare minimum Monday are usually searching for phrases like “did mark twain say eat a live frog”, “eat the frog meaning”, “eat that frog method”.

Eat the Frog

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  • “eat that frog method”
  • “who said eat the frog”

Bare Minimum Monday

  • “what is bare minimum monday”
  • “does bare minimum monday work”
  • “sunday scaries”
  • “how to survive mondays”
03 · Which came first

Which came first

In shortEat the frog. 1795 — The saying appears in Oeuvres de Chamfort, recueillies et publiées par un de ses amis (volume 4, an III), the posthumous edition of Nicolas Chamfort, who attributes it to M. de Lassay — Armand de Madaillan, marquis de Lassay.

  1. 1795

    Eat the Frog. The saying appears in Oeuvres de Chamfort, recueillies et publiées par un de ses amis (volume 4, an III), the posthumous edition of Nicolas Chamfort, who attributes it to M. de Lassay — Armand de Madaillan, marquis de Lassay.

  2. 28 May 2019

    Bare Minimum Monday. The World Health Organization's ICD-11 statement on burn-out provides the clinical backdrop the trend reacts against.

04 · Read either one

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