A way of looking back at a day that doesn't grade it — the Ignatian Examen, five steps in one sitting.
When
Before sleep, or at the end of the working day. Ignatius kept it at noon and at night.
How
Become aware of God's presence — Loyola's first step; if that isn't your word, notice you are here. Go back over the day with gratitude. Notice what you felt, without ranking any of it. Choose one moment from the day and stay with it. Then look toward tomorrow.
Try it
Nothing you type is kept. It floats off the page.
Where it comes from
Ignatius of Loyola, 1540s, in the five steps Loyola Press gives. He told his companions that if every other prayer of the day were missed, this one should not be. It's a Christian prayer; the shape holds with or without that.
The day has been looked at, not marked.
Fifteen minutes is enough. One mother of six keeps it as five minutes at five o'clock.