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# Preparation and Review

Practices for preparing before events and learning from them afterward

## What These Exercises Train

These exercises prepare judgment, desire, and action before events begin. Morning Orientation provides a daily briefing; Premeditation of Adversity rehearses a specific foreseeable difficulty in enough detail to prepare a sound response.

## When to Use Them

Use Morning Orientation at the beginning of the day or before its main duties. Use Premeditation of Adversity when a particular challenge deserves focused rehearsal. Review may be added afterward through the reflection questions or the Journaling method.

## Exercises in This Section

| Exercise                                                                                           | What It Does                                                                                 |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Morning Orientation](/wiki/exercises/preparation-and-review/morning-orientation.md)               | Prepare judgment, intention, and duty before the day's events begin.                         |
| [Premeditation of Adversity](/wiki/exercises/preparation-and-review/premeditation-of-adversity.md) | Rehearse foreseeable difficulties and prepare the judgments and actions needed to meet them. |


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