Three Frogs is the core feature of ToToday, and it is often the first thing users want to understand when they open the app. This guide walks you through what it is, how to use it, and how to make it stick.
What are Three Frogs?
The idea comes from the Mark Twain quote: if you must swallow a live frog every morning, nothing else in the rest of the day will be harder. Here, the "frog" means the most important, hardest-to-start, easiest-to-procrastinate task of your day.
Three Frogs are the one to three most important things you choose for the day. ToToday turns this concept into a simple daily focus system: instead of asking you to list twenty tasks, it forces one decision -- what truly matters today?
How do you set today's frogs?
Open ToToday and click the "AI All" button at the top. The assistant will ask what you want to focus on today. You can tell it directly and it will organize your words into tasks; you can also long-press any existing task and choose "Set as today's frog."
Once set, the frogs appear in the most visible place on the page: the top of the task list, marked with a special frog icon so they do not get buried by other tasks.
What does completing a frog feel like?
Click the completion button in front of a frog task, and it disappears from today's list. Your Buddy will also react with a small celebration. This is intentional: completing something truly important deserves a clear "done" signal, not a silent checkbox inside a list of twenty tasks.
Three principles for choosing frogs
Choose what truly matters, not what merely looks like a lot. Three is the upper limit, not the goal. If only one thing really matters today, choose one frog.
At least one should be the thing you most dread. The thing you fear starting is often the thing that matters most. Put it on the list so you have a reason to solve it first thing in the morning.
Every frog must be finishable today. Do not choose "finish the project." Choose "write the first chapter of the project." The smaller the unit, the higher the chance of completion.
What if you do not finish today?
ToToday will not punish you for leaving a frog unfinished. Unfinished frog tasks automatically return to the ordinary task list, waiting for you to decide tomorrow whether they should become frogs again.
The logic is simple: plans change. What matters is not being perfect every day, but making the daily decision about what matters most.
Using it with the AI assistant
Not sure which frogs to choose? Open AI All and tell it what is on your plate today. It can recommend frogs based on deadlines and importance. For many users, this becomes a morning ritual: open AI, describe the day, let it choose frogs, then start working.
Three Frogs looks simple, but the idea behind it is powerful: focus is scarce, so give it only to the most important work. Use it well and you will complete more meaningful tasks while feeling less anxious.