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My go to is counting backwards from 100. I typically time the counting with my breathing, and I try to slow my breathing. Most nights I’m usually out by the time I hit 80. If you find your mind wandering, try to bring your thoughts back to your Breathing. I started doing this after I had been meditating for a while, so it felt fairly natural. If you’re new to meditation, do some basic meditation training to get the idea. Most meditation trainings start with learning how to focus on your breathing.
How do you know how far you got? Do you remember the last number the next day?
I like counting my breathing as well, but I find that remembering what number I'm on keeps me awake. So I count my breaths from 10 to 0 and then back to 10 again.
I solved the remember what number I’m on thing by just jumping back to whatever number I thought I was on. “Iunno, fuck it 67…”