I have decided that my New Year's resolution needs to be better defined and, after having read this article by Daniel Coyle, I have decided to become an adult prodigy this year.

That's right, me...an adult prodigy...this year.

I see you rolling your eyes. Yes, I know that, strictly speaking, it is impossible to be an adult prodigy because prodigies are, by definition, only children, and that you cannot "become" a prodigy—either you are one or you aren't; however, I would like to experience the type of exponential progress that prodigies experience. Or even just moderately accelerated progress.

In my last post, I outlined a lot of lofty goals, but no real strategy on how to achieve them, other than "practice more often" and "practice more scales." And while that's a good jumping off point, I need something more structured than that. I need a real, live framework on how to practice more effectively; to practice smarter, not harder.

Fortunately for me, Mr. Coyle has written a book on how to do just that called The Talent Code: Greatness isn't born. It's grown. Here's how. So, about a week ago, I popped over to Amazon and bought it along with his other related book, The Little Book of Talent: 52 Tips for Improving Your Skills.

Both books only arrived recently, so I've just started reading them, but it seems like there is a lot of information that I can begin using immediately to improve my practice strategy. I'll let you know how things go. In the meantime, happy practicing!