anyway, seriously, i've been told that practice makes better, never perfect. I also think that setting vague goals is a good idea, but if you start saying, "ok by next friday i want to be able to play 25 npm" or anything like that is a bit ridiculous. i say set goals like, i want to be able to play _______ (insert song) by ______ (insert date) or i want to increase my speed by about 50%. stuff like that, but not narrowing it down to npm.
thats just what i think