The Simpleology Prioritize Module appears right before you finish Start My Day, and that placement is intentional. By this point, you’ve already clarified your goals, filtered distractions, and created your Daily Targets. Now comes the critical step that determines how effectively your day unfolds.
Prioritization is not about motivation.
It is about sequence, clarity, and efficiency.
Before we dive in, here are the foundational tools referenced throughout this series:
➡️ Simpleology: https://snip.ly/Simpleology101
➡️ The Dark Side of Discipline: https://amzn.to/3Hmre2e
The Simpleology Prioritize Module works because it does not force you into one rigid system. Instead, it offers three distinct prioritization methods, allowing you to choose the approach that best fits your thinking style, workload, and season of life.
Why Prioritization Is Where Execution Is Won or Lost
Most people do not struggle with laziness. They struggle with poor sequencing. When everything feels important, focus fragments. When focus fragments, progress slows.
The Simpleology Prioritize Module solves this by letting you organize your Daily Targets using one of three proven methods:
- Free Form
- HIME (High Impact, Minimal Effort)
- Big Rock / Little Rock
Each method serves a different purpose. More importantly, each gives you clarity before the day begins—when decisions are easiest to make.
Method 1: Free Form Prioritization
Free-form prioritization is precisely what it sounds like. You decide.
This method allows you to sort your Daily Targets in whatever order makes the most sense to you at that moment. You can drag and drop items or use the right-click menu to reorder tasks as you see fit.
Free Form works best when:
- You already have intense clarity
- Your workload is familiar
- You trust your intuition
- Your day requires flexibility
- You want complete manual control
Because you are choosing the sequence manually, this method gives you total freedom. However, it also requires honest self-awareness. Free Form is powerful when you know yourself well—and dangerous when avoidance creeps in.
Method 2: HIME — High Impact, Minimal Effort
HIME is an acronym explicitly developed for Simpleology, and it stands for:
High Impact, Minimal Effort
This method is the most precise and data-driven of the three—and for good reason. Instead of guessing what to do first, you let logic decide.
Here is how it works.
For each Daily Target, you rate it on two scales from 1 to 10:
Ease
- 1 = not easy at all
- 10 = super duper easy
Impact
- 1 = a slushy snowball in Hades
- 10 = megaton impact
Once both numbers are entered, you click sort.
Simpleology then multiplies Ease × Impact and orders your list from highest combined score to lowest.
The result is immediate clarity.
Tasks that deliver the most progress for the least resistance float to the top. Low-return tasks naturally sink to the bottom.
This method works because:
- It removes emotion from decisions
- It eliminates busywork bias
- It favors leverage over effort
- It protects Time and Energy
- It creates fast, visible wins
Simple. Powerful. Indispensable.
This is how decisions are made efficiently.
Why HIME Is Often the Superior Choice
HIME does not ask, “What feels important?”
Instead, it asks, “What moves the needle fastest?”
Because of that, it naturally aligns with The Dark Side of Discipline. Discipline becomes easier when effort produces results. Results create confidence. Confidence fuels consistency.
While the other methods have value, HIME consistently delivers momentum without burnout—which is why many users eventually default to it.
Method 3: Big Rock / Little Rock
The Big Rock / Little Rock method addresses a classic productivity debate.
Some people swear by doing the most challenging task first—popularized by Brian Tracy’s Eat That Frog. Others prefer completing small tasks first to build momentum.
So which is correct?
The Simpleology answer is simple: you decide.
This method allows you to rate each task from 1 to 10 based on:
- Difficulty
- Or the time required
- Or mental load
Once rated, you sort your list by choosing:
- Big Rocks first (more complicated, heavier tasks)
- Or Little Rocks first (more manageable, faster tasks)
Big Rock / Little Rock works well when:
- Energy levels vary
- Tasks differ significantly in size
- Momentum matters more than leverage
- You need psychological wins
- You want to experiment with flow
Unlike HIME, this method prioritizes task experience rather than impact. And while effective for some, it does not always guarantee the fastest progress.
Choosing the Right Prioritization Method
Each method serves a purpose:
- Free Form gives freedom
- HIME gives leverage
- Big Rock / Little Rock gives rhythm
The key is intentional use.
However, when the goal is speed, efficiency, and measurable progress, HIME consistently outperforms the others. That said, Simpleology allows flexibility because productivity is personal—and experimentation reveals what works best for you.
From Prioritization to Daily Execution
Once you choose your prioritization method and sort your Daily Targets, something powerful happens. Decision-making stops. Execution begins.
You no longer ask:
“What should I work on?”
You follow the plan.
This is the moment where focus becomes action—and where the final step in the Simpleology flow takes over.
Prioritize Clearly, Execute Confidently
If you want cleaner days…
If you want less friction…
And if you want progress that compounds…
Then use the Simpleology Prioritize Module exactly as designed.
Start here:
➡️ Simpleology: https://snip.ly/Simpleology101
➡️ The Dark Side of Discipline: https://amzn.to/3Hmre2e
When priorities are clear, execution becomes inevitable.
