Advise from a wise man

I was looking through digg like i always do and found an article about getting into coding. You can find it at: http://bluesuncorp.co.uk/2007/11/06/getting-into-coding

So far i have only got number 1 done and am working on number 2.
If I am to complete my goal of becoming an average coder by the end of two months i will have to be up to number 3 by the end of the first month.

I will try to code a little something every time i get the chance and read a much about C++.