Guidelines
(1) The key to success in Mussar is incremental steps.
(2) Devote about 20 minutes a day to Mussar study.
(3) Absorb the concepts at your own pace.
Method
(1) Select a Mussar book.
(2) Schedule a daily time for Mussar study.
(3) Read it aloud so that it penetrates your heart.
(4) Even if you don't sense any immediate change - persevere! With time, you will be transformed and elevated.
Internalize
(1) Highlight key ideas.
(2) Write these ideas on an index card.
(3) Carry the card with you.
(4) Review the ideas a few times a day.
(5) Know that Mussar is healing your soul.
Today: Make a commitment to study Mussar each day for about twenty minutes.