> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.burakov.net/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Closing the day

> The daily ritual, the evening nudge, and how won vs missed works.

The heart of Proofday is one small ritual: **closing the day**. It's deliberately minimal, so
it's easy to keep up every single day.

## The daily close

On the Today screen you write a free-text note answering a simple prompt — what you got done, or
how today moved you forward. You can optionally tap a **mood** (1–5). That's the entire entry.

* **It takes about a minute.** There are no other fields, no categories, no forms.
* **Quality is never judged.** A quiet day counts exactly as much as a big one. Honesty is the
  only bar, and only you can see whether you cleared it.
* **The minimum to count:** the day is closed with a non-empty note.

## Won or missed

Every day gets an honest, binary verdict:

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Won" icon="circle-check">
    You closed the day with an entry. That's the win — you showed up.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Missed" icon="circle-xmark">
    A past day went by its cutoff without being closed (and wasn't a rest day).
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

A day you haven't opened yet isn't "missed" — it's simply still open until its cutoff passes. And
a missed day is never final: you can [redeem it](/proofday/streaks-and-momentum) within a grace
window.

## The evening nudge

Most trackers wait passively to be remembered. Proofday actively nudges you to close the day.

* **Gentle by default** — one friendly reminder at the time you choose.
* **An intensity dial you own** — if you want a firmer push on the days you need it, you can
  escalate to several evening reminders; you can also turn it all the way down. It's opt-in, never
  the default.
* **It stops when you're done** — closing the day cancels any remaining nudges for that evening.

On mobile the nudge is a local notification that works offline; on the web it's delivered via web
push. There's no email and no server-side pestering.

<Note>
  The nudge is a tool you point at yourself. If you decline notifications entirely, Proofday still
  works — you just close the day when you open the app.
</Note>