Psychologists say we cement memories following a "peak-end rule," meaning that we tend to remember the most wonderful or intense moment of an experience, and the final one, too.
Pink suggests closing your day on a good note by taking a few moments to write down what you’ve accomplished and looking ahead to make a plan for tomorrow.
He has been doing this himself for about four years now, and has started to notice a trend.
“On good days, the exercise delivers feelings of completion; on bad days, it often shows me I got more done than I suspected.”