Coaching practices for The Second I Sit Down to Look Back on My Day My Mind Goes Straight to Everything That Went Wrong and the Whole Review Curdles Into Beating Myself Up I Want to Start by Actually Naming a Few Good Things From Today So I'm Not Reviewing it From a Crouch

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• The second I sit down to look back on my day my mind goes straight to everything that went wrong, and the whole review curdles into beating myself up
• My mind defaults to everything that went wrong today
• When I sit down at night to look back on my day with God, I tend to jump straight to everything I did wrong
• When I look back on my day it’s either all the ways I screwed up or a vague "it was fine"
• My days just dissolve one into the next with no real reckoning

Practices that may help

1. Begin with gratitude
   Start the review by recalling specific gifts and good moments of the day.
   The Daily Examen: Reviewing the Day
2. Three good things (what went well)
   Each night, write down three things that went well and why they went well.
   Positive Psychology, Made Practical
3. 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
4. The three-question evening review
   Ask three questions before sleep: What did I do wrong? What did I succeed at? What could I have done better?
   The Pythagorean Evening Review
5. The evening reckoning (examen)
   Audit the day’s actions against your stated intentions — without self-punishment, just honest seeing.
   The Stoic Daily Review
6. Look honestly at your responses
   Face where you fell short and where you acted well, without spiraling into either.
   The Daily Examen: Reviewing the Day
7. Three good things
   Each evening, write three things that went well and why they happened.
   Gratitude Journaling, Done Well
8. Close with a resolve for tomorrow
   End by choosing one concrete intention to carry into the next day.
   The Daily Examen: Reviewing the Day
9. 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
10. Three good things
    Each night, write three things that went well and why — retraining attention toward the positive.
    Optimism Training: Building Realistic, Flexible Optimism

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