Coaching practices for Examen Review Step
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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?
- When I sit down to review, all I do is read my notes over and over, and they feel familiar so I assume I know them
- By the time night comes my whole day has blurred into one undifferentiated "fine" or "rough," and I couldn’t actually tell you what happened in it
- The moment I finish the last page I snap the book shut and move on, feeling done
- I’ve got the textbook down but I freeze the moment a real exam-style question asks me to actually apply it
- Whenever I review my own day I quietly spin everything to make myself look better, and I know it
Practices that may help
- Reduce: convert main notes to questions in the cue column
After the session, cover your notes and write a question in the cue column for each main idea.
Cornell Note-Taking: A System for Learning, Not Just Recording - The Daily Examen: Reviewing the Day
The Examen is a short, structured evening review from the Ignatian tradition: you replay the day with gratitude and honest attention to where you felt drawn toward or away from your values, then carry one resolve into tomorrow. It is a centuries-old contemplative practice; its benefits are best described as mechanistically plausible and widely reported rather than established by controlled trials. - Replay the day with honest attention
Walk back through the day’s events and notice them without rushing to judge.
The Daily Examen: Reviewing the Day - Review the whole chapter after you finish
Do a final pass over all your notes and heading-questions before you close the book.
The SQ3R Method for Active Reading - Solve practice questions before checking the answer
Work through exam-style questions on material you just studied — and attempt every question before checking.
Active Recall: The Most Effective Way to Study - The Ignatian Examen: Five Movements of Daily Review
The Ignatian Examen is a five-step daily prayer and reflection practice developed by St. Ignatius of Loyola: give thanks, ask for clarity, review the day, face what fell short, and resolve what comes next. As a structured reflection method it is centuries-old and widely practiced; its benefits are supported by the broader research on gratitude, emotional review, and implementation intentions, not by trials of the Examen itself. - Ask for clarity and honest perception
Before reviewing, pause to ask for the capacity to see honestly rather than defensively.
The Ignatian Examen: Five Movements of Daily Review - Close with a resolve for tomorrow
End by choosing one concrete intention to carry into the next day.
The Daily Examen: Reviewing the Day - Become aware of God’s presence and give thanks
Open the review by pausing, settling, and naming specific gifts from the day.
The Ignatian Examen: Five Movements of Daily Review - Begin with gratitude
Start the review by recalling specific gifts and good moments of the day.
The Daily Examen: Reviewing the Day
Related concerns
- Daily Examen
The Examen is a short, structured evening review from the Ignatian tradition: you replay the day with gratitude and honest attention to where you felt drawn toward or away from your values, then carry one resolve into tomorrow. It is a centuries-old contemplative practice; its benefits are best described as mechanistically plausible and widely reported rather than established by controlled trials.
- Daily Examen Habit
The Examen is a short, structured evening review from the Ignatian tradition: you replay the day with gratitude and honest attention to where you felt drawn toward or away from your values, then carry one resolve into tomorrow. It is a centuries-old contemplative practice; its benefits are best described as mechanistically plausible and widely reported rather than established by controlled trials.
- Examen Gratitude Step
Open the review by pausing, settling, and naming specific gifts from the day.
Become aware of God’s presence and give thanks
- Examen Opening Prayer
The Examen is a short, structured evening review from the Ignatian tradition: you replay the day with gratitude and honest attention to where you felt drawn toward or away from your values, then carry one resolve into tomorrow. It is a centuries-old contemplative practice; its benefits are best described as mechanistically plausible and widely reported rather than established by controlled trials.
- Examen Resolve Step
Work through exam-style questions on material you just studied — and attempt every question before checking.
Solve practice questions before checking the answer
- How To Practice The Examen
The Examen is a short, structured evening review from the Ignatian tradition: you replay the day with gratitude and honest attention to where you felt drawn toward or away from your values, then carry one resolve into tomorrow. It is a centuries-old contemplative practice; its benefits are best described as mechanistically plausible and widely reported rather than established by controlled trials.
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