"Another tradition of Jewish spiritual practice is called musar. Musar literally means 'instruction' or 'teaching,' but it has come to mean a focusing on character development. Musar literature, followed in the nineteenth century by the musar movement, called upon Jews to develop middot 'qualities' such as patience, humility, and forbearance, in order to improve our character. One method employed by musar is heshbon ha-nefesh, 'examining the soul.' This involves a systematic daily review, usually focusing on one personal quality at a time. For example, you might read or recite a summary statement about this particular quality each morning to bring the quality to consciousness for the day. If you want to focus on the quality of menuhat ha-nefesh, 'calmness' or 'equanimity,' you might recite the following: 'When faced with a setback that you have no control over, do not make things worse by useless worrying.' At the end of the day, you could review how well you did on that quality during the day."