The beginnings of prayer are applied at conversion itself, for prayer is the yearning of the mind and heart towards God, which is what happens at conversion. But inattentiveness or inability can extinguish this spark. Then right away you should begin the form of activity that we have already discussed, with the aim of kindling a prayerful spirit. Besides conducting services and participating in them, as we have described, the closest thing related to this is personal prayer, wherever and however it is performed. The more often you do such prayer the better.
Some people pray a little every hour.
The prayers you should read are written in the prayer book. But it is good to get used to one or another, so that the spirit would ignite each time you begin it. Once you have chosen a rule you should always fulfill it, but this does not prevent you from adding something according to the heart s desire. But sometimes it is better to pray one way, other times another. You should firmly keep in mind the limits of your prayers.