Jared Dees

Author. Speaker. Teacher.

The Purpose of the Morning Preview

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I have a long checklist of things to do immediately when I wake up in the morning during my Morning Preview, but when you break it down to its most basic elements, the purpose is waking myself up with a reminder of my priorities.

I start the day in prayer and try to make sure the first thing I read comes from the Bible (vs. email, articles, social media posts, etc.). I do this while my coffee is brewing.

Then I head to the basement and turn my focus towards work. If I had to narrow each step of my Morning Preview into question-form it would be:

  1. What is your vision & mission?
  2. What are your goals?
  3. What projects do you need to focus on to achieve those goals today?
  4. When will you work on each project today? (Time Blocking)

Then I do what is the equivalent to journal writing.

I update my one-sentence-a-day journal recounting yesterday’s highlights (mostly things I did with my family) in one sentence.

Finally, I write and publish something in my Daily Learning Log.

About Jared Dees

Jared Dees is passionate about sharing practical resources to teach faith. He is best known for his website The Religion Teacher and is the author of many books including 31 Days to Becoming a Better Religious Educator, To Heal, Proclaim, and Teach, Praying the Angelus, Christ in the Classroom, and Beatitales: 80 Fables about the Beatitudes for Children.